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

"The extirpation of the ovarian cyst in scirrhus, combined with dropsy, or in simple dropsy."

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

Secondary cancer is a common disease, particularly in cases of advanced scirrhus of the breast.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

If the disease is recognized early, and properly treated, a cure may be anticipated; later the outlook is that of scirrhus of the breast.

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

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

Another termination of scirrhus is in cancer, as described below.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus