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Definition of Cirrhosis

1. Noun. A chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism.

Definition of Cirrhosis

1. 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.

Definition of Cirrhosis

1. Noun. (pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis or nutritional deprivation. It is characterised by an increase of fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells. ¹

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Definition of Cirrhosis

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Medical Definition of Cirrhosis

1. Liver disease characterised pathologically by loss of the normal microscopic lobular architecture, with fibrosis and nodular regeneration. The term is sometimes used to refer to chronic interstitial inflammation of any organ. Origin: Gr. Kirrhos = orange yellow This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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