liver fluke Fasciola hepatica | flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans |
liver-spotted dalmatian | a brown-spotted dalmatian |
liver chestnut | a solid dark brown horse |
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 |
charge complaint | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense, he was arrested on a charge of larceny |
complaint | (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based |
complaint | an expression of grievance or resentment |
complaint | (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow |
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 |
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 |
ailment complaint ill | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease, a cause for complaining |
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 |
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 |
liver-colored liver | having a reddish-brown color |