Cirrhosis: Cirrhosis of the liver implies severe damage to the liver tissue with scarring within the liver. Grossly the liver can appear shrunken and nodular. This is usually caused by alcohol, viruses or drugs but there are other causes such as an overload of copper, iron, autoimmune diseases or enzyme deficiencies.
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