scirrhous /scir·rhous/ (skir´us) hard or indurated; see under carcinoma.
scirrhous
scir·rhous (sk r  s, sr-)adj. Hardened; indurated. |
scirrhous
hard or indurated.
scirrhous carcinoma
carcinoma with a hard structure owing to the formation of dense connective tissue in the stroma.
scirrhous cord
see scirrhous cord.
scirrhous
skirrhos, Greek, gypsum adjective Relating to a dense stroma seen in some CAs, which produce abundant connective tissue; scirrhous induration–SI or 'desmoplastic reaction' is typical of ductal CA of
breast, often accompanied by microcalcifications; SI also occurs in pancreas adenoCA
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