SCIRRHOUS


Meaning of SCIRRHOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsir-əs, ˈskir- ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin scirrhosus, from scirrhus scirrhous tumor, from Greek skiros, skirrhos overgrown land, hardened tumor

Date: 1563

: of, relating to, or being a hard slow-growing malignant tumor having a preponderance of fibrous tissue

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