%cirrhosis%

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; orange-colored: cf. F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which the diseased liver often presents when cut. ] (Med.) A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the proper substance of the organ. [ 1913 Webster ]