CIRRHOSIS HEPATIS
\sɜːɹˈə͡ʊsɪs hɛpˈɑːtiz], \sɜːɹˈəʊsɪs hɛpˈɑːtiz], \s_ɜː_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s h_ɛ_p_ˈɑː_t_i_z]\
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See Hepatatrophia. It appears to be dependent upon repletion of the terminal extremities of the biliary ducts with bile, along with atrophy of the intervening parenchyma. Hence the liver is smaller in size, or atrophied.
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See Cirrhosis.
By Robley Dunglison
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