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scir⋅rhoid

  [skir-oid, sir-]
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–adjective Pathology.
resembling a scirrhus.
Origin:
1850–55; scirrh(us) + -oid
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scir·rhus   (skĭr'əs, sĭr'-)   
n.   pl. scir·rhi (skĭr'ī, sĭr'ī) or scir·rhus·es
A hard dense cancerous growth usually arising from connective tissue.

[New Latin, from Latin scirros, from Greek skīros, skirros, from skīros, hard.]
scir'rhous, scir'rhoid' adj.
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Main Entry: scir·rhoid
Pronunciation: 's(k)i-"roid
Function: adjective
: resembling a scirrhous carcinoma
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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