scirrhus (skir'rus)

An indurated tumor, especially a scirrhous cancer, atrophic s. A form of s. of the breast in old women in which, after the lapse of years, what remains of the diseased gland together with the tumor is of le bulk than the healthy breast, s. glandular is. See adenoscirrhus. s. palpebra rum. See scleriasis palpebra rum, under scleriasis. s. ventriculi. i. A diffuse thickening and induration of the stomach wall, especially of the pylorus. All the coats are more or le thickened by hyperplasia that is partly fibroid and partly cancerous. 2. A form of chronic gastritis, in which there is i growth of dense connective ti ue in the layers of the mucous membrane. [Gr., skirros, induration.]