scirrhus

(skir′əs, sir′-)

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

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

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noun pl. scir·rhi (skĭrˈī, sĭrˈī) or scir·rhus·es

A hard dense cancerous growth usually arising from connective tissue.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin scirros

Origin: , from Greek skīros, skirros

Origin: , from skīros, hard

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