scir|rhus

scir|rhus
scir|rhus «SKIHR uhs, SIHR-», noun, plural scir|rhi «SKIHR y, SIHR-», scir|rhus|es.
1. a hard, fibrous cancer.
2. a hard tumor.
[< New Latin scirrhus < Latin scirros < Greek skirrhós hard]

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  • scir — scir·pus; scir·rhoid; scir·rhous; scir·rhus; …   English syllables

  • rhus — men·ti·cir·rhus; rhus; scir·rhus; …   English syllables

  • scirrhus — scir·rhus …   English syllables

  • scirrhus — scir•rhus [[t]ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr [/t]] n. pl. scir•rhi [[t]ˈskɪr aɪ, ˈsɪr aɪ[/t]] scir•rhus•es pat a firm, densely collagenous cancer • Etymology: 1595–1605; < NL; L scirros < Gk skírrhos, skîros land overgrown with thickets, a scirrhus …   From formal English to slang

  • scirrhus — Obsolete term for any fibrous indurated area, especially an indurated carcinoma. [G. skirrhos, hard, a hard tumor] * * * scir·rhus s(k)ir əs n, pl scir·rhi s( …   Medical dictionary

  • schirrus — Scirrhus Scir rhus, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}. [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ?, ?, hard.] (Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. [Obs.] (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scirrhi — Scirrhus Scir rhus, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}. [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ?, ?, hard.] (Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. [Obs.] (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scirrhus — Scir rhus, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}. [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ?, ?, hard.] (Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. [Obs.] (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scirrhuses — Scirrhus Scir rhus, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}. [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ?, ?, hard.] (Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. [Obs.] (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skirrhus — Scirrhus Scir rhus, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}. [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ?, ?, hard.] (Med.) (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. [Obs.] (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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