scirrhus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪrəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skir′əs, sir′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scir•rhus  (skir′əs, sir′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. scir•rhi (skir′ī, sir′ī),USA pronunciation scir•rhus•es. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya firm, densely collagenous cancer.
  • Greek skírrhos, variant of skîros hard covering, derivative of skirós hard
  • Latin scirros
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scirrhus / ˈsɪrəs/ ( -rhi / -raɪ/, -rhuses)
  1. a hard cancerous growth composed of fibrous tissues
    Also called: scirrhous carcinoma
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Latin scirros, from Greek skirros, from skiros hardscirrhoid / ˈsɪrɔɪd/
'scirrhus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
scirrhoid - scirrhous

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