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Cirrhosis is scarring that slowly destroys the liver's ability to function, often with serious, life-threatening consequences.
means A chronic disease in which healthy liver tissue is progressively replaced by scar tissue, impairing the liver's ability to function.
from From Greek 'kirrhos' meaning tawny or orange-yellow, plus the medical suffix '-osis' denoting a condition or disease process. The name comes from the French physician René Laennec, who in the early 19th century noticed the diseased liver's distinctive yellowish-orange, nodular surface — so the word is literally a color diagnosis, naming the organ by the hue of its own scarring.
- reversible point
- only before scarring replaces working tissue permanently
- leading causes
- alcohol, hepatitis, and fatty liver disease, not just drinking
- liver's secret
- can lose two-thirds and still function
- silent progression
- often symptomless until liver is severely damaged