Sentence:  In acute cases they are rapidly produced, make scarcely an attempt at development, and die off with rapidity; in <WSD>schirrus</WSD> they are formed more slowly, and in much smaller numbers, live longer, and make some attempt at caudation, but they are still farther removed in form from the typical cell of healthy tissues. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A condition characterized by the formation of tumors.