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cirrhosis
cir·rho·sis [ si rṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
liver disease: a chronic progressive disease of the liver characterized by the replacement of healthy cells with scar tissue
[Early 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek kirrhos "orange-colored"]

cir·rhot·ic [ si róttik ] adjective
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