Meanings
nouncirrhosis (countable and uncountable, plural cirrhoses)
plural cirrhoses
- countableuncountablemedicineA chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.
- broadlycountableuncountableInterstitial inflammation of kidneys, lungs, and other organs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Similar
cirrhosis of the liver
Broader
liver disease
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκιρρός“tawny”
- Englishcirrhosis
From Ancient Greek κιρρός (kirrhós, “tawny”) and -osis.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَشَمُّع, تَلَيُّف
- تَشَمُّع (tašammuʕ)chronic disease of the liver
- تَلَيُّف (talayyuf)chronic disease of the liver
Basque zirrosi
- zirrosichronic disease of the liver
Bengali সিরোসিস
- সিরোসিস (śirōśiś)chronic disease of the liver
Bulgarian цироза
- цироза (ciroza)chronic disease of the liver
Catalan cirrosi
- cirrosichronic disease of the liver
Chinese Cantonese 肝硬化
- 肝硬化 (gon¹ ngaang⁶ faa³)chronic disease of the liver
Chinese Mandarin 肝硬化, 硬化
- 肝硬化 (gānyìnghuà)chronic disease of the liver
- 硬化 (yìnghuà)chronic disease of the liver
Czech cirhóza
- cirhózachronic disease of the liver
Danish skrumpelever
- skrumpeleverchronic disease of the liver
Dutch cirrose
- cirrosechronic disease of the liver
Esperanto cirozo
- cirozochronic disease of the liver
Estonian sirroos
- sirrooschronic disease of the liver
Finnish kirroosi
- kirroosichronic disease of the liver
French cirrhose
- cirrhosechronic disease of the liver
German Zirrhose
- Zirrhosechronic disease of the liver
Greek κίρρωση
- κίρρωση (kírrosi)chronic disease of the liver
Hindi सिरोसिस
- सिरोसिस (sirosis)chronic disease of the liver
Hungarian májzsugor, cirrózis
- májzsugorchronic disease of the liver
- cirrózischronic disease of the liver
- -zsugorodáschronic disease of the liver
- -zsugorchronic disease of the liver
Icelandic skorpulifur
- skorpulifurchronic disease of the liver
Indonesian sirosis
- sirosischronic disease of the liver
Irish chiorróis
- chiorróischronic disease of the liver
Italian cirrosi
- cirrosichronic disease of the liver
Japanese 肝硬変, 硬変
- 肝硬変 (kankōhen)chronic disease of the liver
- 硬変 (kōhen)chronic disease of the liver
Korean 간경변, 경화증
- 간경변 (gan'gyeongbyeon)chronic disease of the liver
- 경화증 (gyeonghwajeung)chronic disease of the liver
- 간경화 (gan'gyeonghwa)chronic disease of the liver
Latvian ciroze
- cirozechronic disease of the liver
Lithuanian cirozė
- cirozėchronic disease of the liver
Malay sirosis
- sirosischronic disease of the liver
Māori ate ūtonga, mate ate ūtonga
- ate ūtongachronic disease of the liver
- mate ate ūtongachronic disease of the liver
Norwegian Bokmål skrumplever
- skrumpleverchronic disease of the liver
Persian سیروز
- سیروز (siroz)chronic disease of the liver
Polish marskość wątroby
- marskość wątrobychronic disease of the liver
Portuguese cirrose
- cirrosechronic disease of the liver
Punjabi ਸਿਰੋਸਿਸ
- ਸਿਰੋਸਿਸ (sirosis)chronic disease of the liver
Romanian ciroză
- cirozăchronic disease of the liver
Russian цирро́з
- цирро́з (cirróz)chronic disease of the liver
Scottish Gaelic caitheamh a' ghrùthain
- caitheamh a' ghrùthainchronic disease of the liver
Slovak cirhóza
- cirhózachronic disease of the liver
Spanish cirrosis
- cirrosischronic disease of the liver
Swedish cirros, skrumplever
- cirroschronic disease of the liver
- skrumpleverchronic disease of the liver
Tagalog sirosis
- sirosischronic disease of the liver
Thai ตับแข็ง
- ตับแข็ง (dtàp-kɛ̌ng)chronic disease of the liver
Turkish siroz
- sirozchronic disease of the liver
Ukrainian циро́з
- циро́з (cyróz)chronic disease of the liver
Vietnamese xơ gan
- xơ ganchronic disease of the liver
Welsh sirosis
- sirosischronic disease of the liver
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APA
cirrhosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirrhosis
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“cirrhosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirrhosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cirrhosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirrhosis.
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