1. a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism; [syn: cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cirrhosis of the liver
n 1: a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning
of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism [syn:
cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver]