Concept information
Preferred term
cirrhosis
Definition
- Cirrhosis is a clinical entity characterized by a spectrum of diffused hepatic pathologic features that underpin a number of characteristic clinical signs and symptoms. It represents an irreversible state of chronic liver failure resulting from a wide variety of chronic liver diseases. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Cirrhosis]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cirrhosis
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