• (a.) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease.
(skir´әs) hard or indurated.
Refers to a growth, often malignant, which was hard and strong due to dense fibrous tissue. A hard tumour is likely to be a sarcoma
Scir'rhous (skĭr'rŭs) adjective [ New Latin scirrhosus .] (Medicine) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease. [ Written also skirrhous .]
Type: Term Pronunciation: skir′us, sir′ Definitions: 1. Hard; relating to a scirrhus.