0 a serious disease of the liver that usually causes death:
The commonest cause of cirrhosis is alcohol consumption.
cirrhosis of the liver
1 a serious disease of the liver (= an organ in the body) that can result in death
At t2 the proportion of persons taking prescribed medication was lowest for cirrhosis (25.0 %) and osteoarthritis (35.9 %), and highest for stroke (100 %).
Many patients with primary biliary cirrhosis present for the first time aged over 65.
An experimental animal study could shed light upon the relationship between parasite density and cirrhosis.
The major difference between patients with cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma was cirrhosis.
Advanced infections require differentiation from malignancy, cirrhosis of the liver, and other causes of hepatic enlargement.
However, no alterations compatible with hepatic cirrhosis were observed.
Patients with decompensated cirrhosis or decompensated liver disease were also generally excluded.
Hepatic fibrosis and its end-stage - cirrhosis - are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
