scirrhous

American  

[skir-uhs, sir-] / ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr- /

adjective

Pathology.

1. of a hard, fibrous consistency.

2. of, relating to, or constituting a scirrhus.

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scirrhous British  

/ ˈsɪrəs, sɪˈrɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. pathol of or resembling a scirrhus; hard

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Other Word Forms

• scirrhosity noun

Etymology

Origin of scirrhous

First recorded in 1555–65; scirrh(us) + -ous

Example Sentences

For instance, investigating scirrhous gastric cancer, a typical diffuse-type cancer, would be particularly interesting.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

Normand speaks of an ovary degenerating into a scirrhous mass weighing 55 pounds.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In particular I became aware of an increasing callousness or defect of sensibility in the stomach, and this I imagined might imply a scirrhous state of that organ, either formed or forming. 

From Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by De Quincey, Thomas

The epidermoid cancers are less likely to recur after early removal; the medullary cancers are of rapid growth and prone to ulceration; while the fibrous or scirrhous forms are of extreme slowness of growth.

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

Sooner or later retraction and destruction of the nipple, followed by gradual scirrhous involvement of the whole breast, takes place.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman