cir·rho·sis
noun/səˈrəʊsɪs/
/səˈrəʊsɪs/
[uncountable]- a serious disease of the liver, caused especially by drinking too much alcohol
Topics Health problemsc2肝硬化;肝硬变 Oxford Collocations DictionaryCirrhosis is used after these nouns:- liver
Word Originearly 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kirrhos ‘tawny’ (because this is the colour of the liver in many cases).