scirrhus

American  

[skir-uhs, sir-] / ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr- /

noun

Pathology.

plural

scirrhi, scirrhuses

1. a firm, densely collagenous cancer.

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scirrhus British  

/ ˈsɪrəs, ˈsɪrɔɪd /

noun

1. Also called: scirrhous carcinoma.  pathol a hard cancerous growth composed of fibrous tissues

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Other Word Forms

• scirrhoid
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of scirrhus

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

Example Sentences

A scirrhus, or a hard unnatural swelling of the matrix is generally produced by neglected, or imperfectly cured phlegm, which, insensibly, hinders the functions of the womb, and predisposes the whole body to listlessness.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

The scirrhus and encephaloid of the earlier writers are now transformed into fibrous and medullary cancer.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Such local dilatation at this point of the veins is incurable, but there are also hard tumors like scirrhus and malignant tumors, and those of great size.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph

The Leaves, L. E. D.— Belladonna was first employed as an external application, in the form of fomentation, to scirrhus and cancer.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

Now it is obvious that, in a pathological point of view, aneurism, anchylosis, and scirrhus, have no affinity to each other, nor to spina binda or scrofula, which are all genera of the same order.

From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William