- cirrhosis (n.)
[cirrhosis 词源字典]
- 1827, coined in Modern Latin by French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) with -osis and Greek kirrhos "tawny," which is of unknown origin. So called for the orange-yellow appearance of the diseased liver. Related: Cirrhotic.[cirrhosis etymology, cirrhosis origin, 英语词源]