Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cirrhosis
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Cirrhosis
cirrhosis
noun (plural cirrhoses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kirrhos orange-colored; akin to Old English har gray — more at hoar Date: circa 1847 widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis and the formation of regenerative nodules that is caused by any of various chronic progressive conditions affecting the liver (as long-term alcohol abuse or hepatitis) • cirrhotic adjective or noun
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n. a chronic disease of the liver marked by the degeneration of cells and the thickening of surrounding tissues, as a result of alcoholism, hepatitis, etc. Derivatives cirrhotic adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk kirrhos tawny ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. мед. цирроз печени; разрастание соединительной ткани 2. вет. сморщивание, цирроз ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
Cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver is a disease which destroys a person’s liver and which can kill them. It is often caused by drinking too much alcohol. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1840s, coined by Fr. physician R.T.H. Laennec (1781-1826) from Gk. kirrhos "tawny," for the orange-yellow appearance of the diseased liver. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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