cirrhosis
noun
cir·rho·sis
sə-ˈrō-səs 
plural cirrhoses
sə-ˈrō-ˌsēz
: widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis and the formation of regenerative nodules that is caused by any of various chronic progressive conditions affecting the liver (such as long-term alcohol abuse or hepatitis)
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Other factors also contributed to Adair’s death, including hypertensive cardiovascular disease and hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic alcoholism.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Both acute and chronic hepatitis B can cause a variety of complications, including acute and chronic liver failure, cirrhosis, hepatitis D and liver cancer, experts caution.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That dose protects infants against chronic infections that lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
In Thomas’s final months, years of hard living caught up with him, culminating with cirrhosis of the liver, congestive heart failure and multiple organ failure, according to his friends interviewed in this story.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Both acute and chronic hepatitis B can cause a variety of complications, including acute and chronic liver failure, cirrhosis, hepatitis D and liver cancer, experts caution.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That dose protects infants against chronic infections that lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
In Thomas’s final months, years of hard living caught up with him, culminating with cirrhosis of the liver, congestive heart failure and multiple organ failure, according to his friends interviewed in this story.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Cirrhosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cirrhosis. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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cirrhosis
noun
cir·rho·sis
sə-ˈrō-səs
: an increase in fiber-containing tissue and hardening of the liver
Medical Definition
cirrhosis
noun
cir·rho·sis
sə-ˈrō-səs
plural cirrhoses
-ˌsēz
: widespread disruption of normal liver structure by fibrosis and the formation of regenerative nodules that is caused by any of various chronic progressive conditions affecting the liver (as long-term alcohol abuse or hepatitis) see biliary cirrhosis
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