[scir.rhous] adj [NL scirrhosus, fr. scirrhus scirrhous tumor, fr. Gk skiros, skirrhos overgrown land, hardened tumor] (1563): of, relating to, or being a hard slow-growing malignant tumor having a preponderance of fibrous tissue
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Meaning of SCIRRHOUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012