About The Word Cirrhosis
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Cirrhosis
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What's The Definition Of Cirrhosis?
[n] a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cirrhosis: cirrhosis of the liver Related Terms | Find terms related to Cirrhosis: alcoholic addiction | alcoholic psychosis | alcoholism | bottle nose | cholangitis | cholecystitis | delirium tremens | dipsomania | ebriosity | grog blossom | habitual drunkenness | heavy drinking | hepatitis | hepatoma | icterus | infectious hepatitis | jaundice | oenomania | oinomania | pathological drunkenness | problem drinking | serum hepatitis See Also | liver disease Cirrhosis In Webster's Dictionary \Cir*rho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? orange-colored: cf.
F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which
the diseased liver often presents when cut.] (Med.)
A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in
size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence
sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused
by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the
proper substance of the organ.
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