schirrus /ˈsɪ.ɹəs/ noun2 •(no longer used) A hard swelling of a gland or other organ. •(no longer used) A condition characterized by the formation of tumors.Chirurgical writers have generally enumerated tumor as an essential symptom of the schirrus ; and it is very true, that this disease is often accompanied with an increase of bulk in the part affected. — 1819
