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ti ue, atroph'ic c, the usual form of c. in which extreme contraction of the connective ti ue and atrophy of the parenchyma cells lead to a marked reduction in size of the organ bil'iary c, Hanot's c a chronic cho lang it is, resulting in jaundice, attacks of abdominal pain, and enlargement of the liver and spleen, but usually without ascites; called also hypertrophic biliary c; in obstructive biliary c, caused by obstruction in the extrahepatic bileducts, the liver is enlarged, jaundice is present, the stools are a cholic, and the patient rapidly loses strength, bil'iary c. of chil'dren, infantile liver, a disease characterized by a growth of fibrous connective ti ue within the lobules between the liver cells; it occurs in India, affecting children between 6 and 24 months of age; the liver is enlarged,'"jaundice is marked, and there is edema in the later stages; the disease lasts from a month or two to one or two years; the prognosis is almost uniformly unfavorable, cap's ular c. of the liv'er, Gli onian c. c. mam'miae, chronic interstitial mastitis, c. of the kidney, granular kidney, c. of the liver, biliary c, Gli onian c. c. of the lung, chronic interstitial pneumonia, c. of the stomach, sclerotic gastritis, a condition of connective-ti ue hypertrophy, causing thickening of the walls with contraction of the cavity of the stomach. Gli o'nian c, [see Gli on], chronic perihepatitis with thickening and subsequent contraction, resulting in atrophy and deformity of the liver! Hanot's t., hyper^ trophic c. of the liver, hypertroph'ic c, a form in which the hypertrophy of the connective ti ue is in exce of the atrophy of the parenchyma c, atrophic c. of the liver, peripor'tal c, atrophic o. of the liver, pig'mentary c, pigmentation of the liver in bronze diabetes, por'tal c, Laennec's c, hobnailed liver; a form probably due to the action of some poison conveyed by the portal vein; ihe liver is usually decreased in size, though it may be slightly enlarged, ascites is common, hematemesis occurs at times, but^ jaundice is rare, tox'ic c, c. of the liver due to chronic poisoning by lead, alcohol, etc. unllo'- bar c, hypertrophic c. of the liver, vas'cular c, c. of the liver due to stasis of the circulation in the organ.