scir·rhus (sk r  s, sr-)n. pl. scir·rhi (sk r , sr) or scir·rhus·es A hard dense cancerous growth usually arising from connective tissue. [New Latin, from Latin scirros, from Greek sk ros, skirros, from skros, hard.]scir rhous, scirrhoid adj. |
scirrhus [ˈsɪrəs]
n pl -rhi [-raɪ], -rhuses
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a hard cancerous growth composed of fibrous tissues Also called scirrhous carcinoma
[from New Latin, from Latin scirros, from Greek skirros, from skiros hard]
scirrhoid [ˈsɪrɔɪd] adj
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