liver fluke Fasciola hepatica | flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans |
Cancer genus Cancer | type genus of the family Cancridae |
Dungeness crab Cancer magister | small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America |
rock crab Cancer irroratus | crab of eastern coast of North America |
Jonah crab Cancer borealis | large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America |
liver-spotted dalmatian | a brown-spotted dalmatian |
liver chestnut | a solid dark brown horse |
antineoplastic antineoplastic drug cancer drug | any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells, used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells, all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function |
liver spot | a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin |
central veins of liver venae centrales hepatis | terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids |
liver | large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity, secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat, synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood, synthesizes vitamin A, detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes |
cancer juice | a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths |
cancer cell | a cell that is part of a malignant tumor |
liver | liver of an animal used as meat |
calves' liver calf's liver | liver of a calf used as meat |
chicken liver | liver of a chicken used as meat |
goose liver | liver of a goose used as meat |
liver pudding liver sausage liverwurst | sausage containing ground liver |
Tropic of Cancer | a line of latitude about degrees to the north of the equator |
Cancer Cancer the Crab Crab | the fourth sign of the zodiac, the sun is in this sign from about June to July |
Cancer | a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere, between Leo and Gemini |
Russell's body cancer body | an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer |
Cancer Crab | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer |
free-liver | someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom |
liver | someone who lives in a place, a liver in cities |
liver | a person who has a special life style, a high liver |
cancerweed cancer weed Salvia lyrata | sage of eastern United States |
liver disease | a disease affecting the liver |
cirrhosis cirrhosis of the liver | a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver, the major cause is chronic alcoholism |
fatty liver | yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver, can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins |
liver cancer cancer of the liver | malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer, symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort |
cancer malignant neoplastic disease | any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream |
leukemia leukaemia leucaemia cancer of the blood | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues, characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes, one of the four major types of cancer |
adenocarcinoma glandular cancer glandular carcinoma | malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium |
breast cancer | cancer of the breast, one of the most common malignancies in women in the US |
carcinoma in situ preinvasive cancer | a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body |
colon cancer | a malignant tumor of the colon, early symptom is bloody stools |
endometrial carcinoma endometrial cancer | cancer of the uterine lining |
lung cancer | carcinoma of the lungs, one of the commonest forms of cancer |
oral cancer | malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth, most common in men over the age of |
pancreatic cancer | cancer of the pancreas |
prostate cancer prostatic adenocarcinoma | cancer of the prostate gland |
seminoma testicular cancer | malignant tumor of the testis, usually occurring in older men |
skin cancer | a malignant neoplasm of the skin |
trophoblastic cancer | malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion |
black disease sheep rot liver rot distomatosis | a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products |
cod-liver oil cod liver oil | an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes, taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D |
fish-liver oil fish oil | a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish |
halibut-liver oil | a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A |
shark oil shark-liver oil | a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks, used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A |