cirrhosis of the liver
Noun
Meaning
a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
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According to the Chief Kremlin physician, Dr. Yevgeny I. Chazov, Chernenko had also developed both chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.
However, all of these diseases can lead to scarring, fibrosis, and cirrhosis of the liver.
Chronic active hepatitis has caused cirrhosis of the liver in most by the time they develop symptoms.
Death After years of heavy drinking (including consumption of absinthe ), Forgotten English (17 May page), Jeffrey Kacirk, (c) 2009 Satie died on 1 July 1925 from cirrhosis of the liver.
Full blown cirrhosis of the liver takes a long time and a lot of liquor to reach, but smaller amounts can still do damage.
It has been shown to increase the risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver citation and multiple forms of cancer.