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cirrhosis
[si-roh-sis]
noun
a disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup.
cirrhosis
/ sɪˈrɒtɪk, sɪˈrəʊsɪs /
noun
Also called: cirrhosis of the liver.any of various progressive diseases of the liver, characterized by death of liver cells, irreversible fibrosis, etc: caused by inadequate diet, excessive alcohol, chronic infection, etc
cirrhosis
A chronic disease of the liver characterized by the replacement of normal tissue with scar tissue and the loss of functional liver cells. It is most commonly caused by chronic alcohol abuse, but can also result from nutritional deprivation or infection, especially by the hepatitis virus.
cirrhosis
A chronic disease of the liver, characterized by replacement of normal liver cells with a form of connective tissue. Owing to the scarring caused by this disease, irreversible damage to the liver can result.
Other 51Թ Forms
- cirrhotic adjective
- cirrhosed adjective
- ˈDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cirrhosis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cirrhosis1
Example Sentences
While Nitzer Ebb toured regularly into the present day, McCarthy faced health issues late in life, dropping off a 2024 European tour citing liver cirrhosis.
Maureen Arkley, who died last year, was diagnosed with hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver in 2023, more than 40 years after she had an operation involving multiple blood transfusions.
They were close, she says, until his last year when he “lost his mind to cirrhosis” and they fell apart.
He is also a doctor who is proud of his work to get tens of thousands of children vaccinated against hepatitis B, a disease that can lead to liver failure, cirrhosis and cancer.
This indicated severe scarring - if it had not been caught, and if I had not stopped drinking, it could have developed into cirrhosis.
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