Found 3 items, similar to cirrhosis.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: cirrhosis sirosis
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cirrhosis cirrhosis n : a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn: cirrhosis of the liver ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cirrhosis Cirrhosis \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. [1913 Webster]