名詞 cirrhosis:

1. a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
   同義詞：cirrhosis of the liver

cir.rho.sis

n.（名詞）
A chronic disease of the liver characterized by the replacement of normal tissue with fibrous tissue and the loss of functional liver cells. It can result from alcohol abuse, nutritional deprivation, or infection especially by the hepatitis virus.
肝硬化，肝硬變：一種慢性肝病，癥狀為纖維狀組織取代正常組織和正常功能的肝細(xì)胞損失，由酗酒、營養(yǎng)不良或感染（尤其是肝炎病毒感染）導(dǎo)致
Chronic interstitial inflammation of any tissue or organ.
硬化，硬變：任何組織或器官的慢性間質(zhì)炎癥

來源：
New Latin
現(xiàn)代拉丁語
Greek kirros [tawny (from the color of the diseased liver)]
希臘語 kirros [黃褐色的（病變的肝的顏色）]
-osis
-osis

【引伸】
cirrhot.ic