SCIRRHUS

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. [Obs.]

2.
n.

A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised. [Sometimes incorrectly written schirrus; written also skirrhus.]