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IRRITATIVE CIRRHOSIS

\ˈɪɹɪtˌe͡ɪtɪv sɜːɹˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ˈɪɹɪtˌe‍ɪtɪv sɜːɹˈə‍ʊsɪs], \ˈɪ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_v s_ɜː_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of IRRITATIVE CIRRHOSIS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Interstitial hepatitis caused by the irritation of some poisonous material, such as alcohol or the poisonous elements of syphilis or malaria, brought to the liver by the hepatic artery or portal vein.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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