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scirrhus
[ skir-uhs, sir- ]
noun
- a firm, densely collagenous cancer.
scirrhus
/ ˈsɪrəs; ˈsɪrɔɪd /
noun
- pathol a hard cancerous growth composed of fibrous tissues Also calledscirrhous carcinoma
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Derived Forms
- scirrhoid, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scirrhus1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scirrhus1
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Example Sentences
Scirr′hoid, resembling scirrhus; Scirr′hous, hardened, proceeding from scirrhus.
The scirrhus and encephaloid of the earlier writers are now transformed into fibrous and medullary cancer.
She was sixty-four years of age, and laboured under scirrhus of the breast.
Secondary cancer is a common disease, particularly in cases of advanced scirrhus of the breast.
During this period scirrhus was regarded as the type of cancerous disease.
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