scirrhus

[ skir-uhs, sir- ]

/ ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr- /

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noun, plural scir·rhi

[skir-ahy, sir-ahy], /ˈskɪr aɪ, ˈsɪr aɪ/, scir·rhus·es.Pathology.

a firm, densely collagenous cancer.

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Origin of scirrhus

1595–1605; <New Latin <Latin scirros<Greek skírrhos, variant of skîros hard covering, derivative of skirós hard

Words nearby scirrhus

Scipio, scire facias, scirocco, scirrhoid, scirrhous, scirrhus, scissel, scissile, scission, scissor, scissorlike

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How to use scirrhus in a sentence

Scirr′hoid, resembling scirrhus; Scirr′hous, hardened, proceeding from scirrhus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The scirrhus and encephaloid of the earlier writers are now transformed into fibrous and medullary cancer.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
She was sixty-four years of age, and laboured under scirrhus of the breast.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847|Various
Secondary cancer is a common disease, particularly in cases of advanced scirrhus of the breast.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

During this period scirrhus was regarded as the type of cancerous disease.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scirrhus

scirrhus

/ (ˈsɪrəs) /

noun plural -rhi (-raɪ) or -rhuses

pathol a hard cancerous growth composed of fibrous tissuesAlso called: scirrhous carcinoma

Derived forms of scirrhus

scirrhoid (ˈsɪrɔɪd), adjective

Word Origin for scirrhus

C17: from New Latin, from Latin scirros, from Greek skirros, from skiros hard

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