Cirrhosis

[sɪ'rəʊsɪs] or [sə'rosɪs]

Definition

(noun.) a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism.

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Definition

(n.) 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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