scirrhus noun. ['sɪrǝs, 'skɪ-] Pl. scirrhi [-ri:, -rʌɪ], scirrhusses. LME.
[mod. Latin, alt. of Latin scirros from Greek skirros, skiros hard coat or covering, a hardened swelling, rel. to skiros hard.]
Medicine.
1. A hard, firm, and almost painless swelling; spec. a scirrhous tumour. LME.

2. The condition characterized by the presence of a scirrhus; an instance of this. Now rare. LME.
Also
■ scirrhe noun L16-M18.

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