cirrhosis
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cir·rho·sis /sɪˈrəʊsɪs $ -ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable] MIa serious disease of the liver, often caused by drinking too much alcohol 肝硬化〔常由过度饮酒引起〕
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cirrhosis• Better cirrhosis of the liver than.a bullet in the head.• Causes cirrhosis of the liver, inflammation of the pancreas, damage to brain and heart and malnutrition.• Murder claims three divorced men for every divorced woman, as does cirrhosis of the liver.• Ray, 68, is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and has been hospitalized several times since Christmas.• Also the duration of HBsAg positivity was shorter and the presence of cirrhosis was more prominent in responders.• You probably realised she's a severe case of portal cirrhosis, with ascites and jaundice.• As suggested in patients with cirrhosis, it is likely to be of multifactorial origin.Origin cirrhosis (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek kirrhos “orange-colored”; from the appearance of the diseased livercir·rho·sis nounChineseSyllable
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cirrhosis
cir‧rho‧sis /səˈrəʊsəs, sɪˈrəʊsəs $ -ˈroʊ-/
noun [uncountable]
cir‧rho‧sis /səˈrəʊsəs, sɪˈrəʊsəs $ -ˈroʊ-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek kirrhos 'orange-colored'; from the appearance of the diseased liver
a serious disease of the liver, often caused by drinking too much alcohol
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek kirrhos 'orange-colored'; from the appearance of the diseased liver