Definition of Scirrhus

1. n. An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland.

Definition of Scirrhus

1. Noun. (obsolete) An indurated organ or part, especially a gland. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A cancerous tumour which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scirrhus

1. a hard tumor [n -RHI or -RHUSES]

Medical Definition of Scirrhus

1. Origin: NL, from L. Scirros, Gr, fr, hard. An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. A cancerous tumour which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish colour, and emits a creaking sound when incised. [Sometimes incorrectly written schirrus; written also skirrhus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scirrhus

sciotheric
scioun
scious
scire facias
sciroc
scirocco
sciroccos
scirocs
scirrhencanthis
scirrhi
scirrhoid
scirrhosities
scirrhosity
scirrhous
scirrhous carcinoma
scirrhus (current term)
scirrhuses
sciscitation
sciscitations
scise
scised
scises
scising
scism
scissels
scissible
scissil
scissile
scissils

Literary usage of Scirrhus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Science and art of surgery by John Eric Erichsen (1854)
"These various forms of cancer differ from one another in appearance and i sistence; the scirrhus being hard, firm, semi-transparent, ..."

2. A Treatise on the Diseases of the Breast and Mammary Region by Alfred Velpeau (1856)
"scirrhus : diffused parenchymatous scirrhus, or en masse ; ramose or radiated scirrhus; scirrhous in sheets, plates, or en cuirasse ; pustular (tubercular) ..."

3. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1856)
"scirrhus of the eyeball? Under the name of scirrhus of the eyeball, some authors describe a disorganized state of it, characterized by its being misshapen ..."

4. The Science and Art of Surgery: A Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases by John Eric Erichsen (1885)
"scirrhus.—scirrhus is the form of cancer which is commonly met *й » the breast. It may occur in several ways ; either affecting the nipple,inn eating the ..."

5. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases, Injuries, and Malformations of the by Samuel David Gross (1855)
"SECTION I. scirrhus. THE occurrence of scirrhus in the prostate is extremely rare. It is hardly ever met with before the age of fifty-five or sixty, ..."

6. A Manual of pathology by Joseph Coats (1883)
"In their minute structure they are more like the scirrhus, and perhaps may be ... The cancer cells are also large and essentially like those in scirrhus. ..."

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