scirrhous
pronunciation
How to pronounce scirrhous in British English:
UK ['sɪrəs]
How to pronounce scirrhous in American English:
US ['sɪrəs]
Word Origin
- scirrhous (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French scirrheux (16c., Modern French squirreux), from Modern Latin scirrhosus, from Latin scirros "a hard swelling, tumor," from Greek skirrhos "hard tumor," from skiros (adj.) "hard," of unknown origin.