- scir|rhous
- scir|rhous «SKIHR uhs, SIHR-», adjective.1. of or like a scirrhus.2. hard or hardened with fibrous tissue.
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scir — scir·pus; scir·rhoid; scir·rhous; scir·rhus; … English syllables
rhous — cir·rhous; scir·rhous; … English syllables
scirrhous — scir·rhous … English syllables
scirrhous — scir•rhous [[t]ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr [/t]] adj. Pathol. 1) pat of a hard, fibrous consistency 2) pat of, relating to, or constituting a scirrhus • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang
scirrhous — Hard; relating to a scirrhus. * * * scir·rhous s(k)ir əs adj of, relating to, or being a scirrhous carcinoma <scirrhous infiltration> * * * adj. describing carcinomas that are stony hard to the touch. Such a carcinoma (for example of the… … Medical dictionary
Scirrhous — Scir rhous (sk[i^]r r[u^]s), a. [NL. scirrhosus.] (Med.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease. [Written also {skirrhous}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skirrhous — Scirrhous Scir rhous (sk[i^]r r[u^]s), a. [NL. scirrhosus.] (Med.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease. [Written also {skirrhous}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
