scirrhous

/skir-uhs, sir-/US // ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr- //UK // (ˈsɪrəs) //

丑陋的,丑恶的,丑陋,丑闻

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
Pathology.
- : of a hard, fibrous consistency.
- : of, relating to, or constituting a scirrhus.

In the stomach and oesophagus the scirrhous form is most common, the soft encephaloid form coming next.
It has been recommended in chronic rheumatism, scirrhous tumours, &c.
The forms of cancer which occur primarily in the stomach are scirrhous, medullary, colloid, and cylindrical epithelial cancer.
It was a common custom to call only the ulcerated scirrhous tumors cancerous.
In the more slowly-growing scirrhous and colloid cancers the ulcers are more likely to be superficial.