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1. (n.) cirrhosis
a chronic disease of the liver in which fibrous tissue invades and replaces normal tissue, disrupting important functions, as digestion and detoxification.
Etymology: (1830–40; < Gk kirrh(ós) tawny orange + -osis)
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1. (noun) cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver
a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
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1. (noun) cirrhosis
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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