'Cirrhosis' definitions:
Definition of 'cirrhosis'
From: WordNet
noun
A chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn: cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver]
Definition of 'Cirrhosis'
From: GCIDE
- Cirrhosis \Cir*rho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? orange-colored: cf. F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which the diseased liver often presents when cut.] (Med.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cirrhosis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alcoholic addiction,
- alcoholic psychosis,
- alcoholism,
- bottle nose,
- cholangitis,
- cholecystitis,
- delirium tremens,
- dipsomania,
- ebriosity,
- grog blossom,
- habitual drunkenness,
- heavy drinking,
- hepatitis,
- hepatoma,
- icterus,
- infectious hepatitis,
- jaundice,
- oenomania,
- oinomania,
- pathological drunkenness,
- problem drinking,
- serum hepatitis