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cirrhosis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cirrhosis \Cir*rho"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? orange-colored: cf F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which the diseased liver often presents when cut.] (Med.) A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cirrhosis n : a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn: {cirrhosis of the liver}]
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