noun
primary biliary cirrhosis
Medical term for a chronic liver disease where the bile ducts are slowly destroyed. Used in clinical contexts.
原発性胆汁性肝硬変は、自己免疫疾患の一つと考えられています。
Primary biliary cirrhosis is considered one of the autoimmune diseases.
A compound of medical terms: 原発性 (primary), 胆汁性 (biliary), and 肝硬変 (cirrhosis of the liver). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the disease.