scirrhi

Variant of scirrhus

scirrhus definition

scir·rhus (skir′əs, sir′-)

noun pl. scirrhi -·rhi′ (-ī′) or scirrhuses -·rhuses

a hard, cancerous tumor made up of much fibrous connective tissue

Etymology: ModL < L scirros < Gr skirrhos, hardened swelling, tumor < skiros, hard

Related Forms:

  • scirrhoid scir′·rhoid′ (-o̵id′) adjective

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