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scirrhous Definition


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scirrhus
noun
    scirrhi, scirrhuses
    1. pathol.
      A hard swelling, especially a hard cancer.
Derivative: scirrhoid
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin scirros, from Greek skiros a hard substance or tumour.



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