liver
liver (liv′ər)
noun
- the largest glandular organ in vertebrate animals, located in the upper or anterior part of the abdomen: it secretes bile, has an important function in the storage and metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and helps detoxify many poisonous substances that may be ingested
- loosely a similar organ or tissue in invertebrate animals
- the liver of cattle, fowl, etc., used as food
- the reddish-brown color of liver
- Archaic the liver thought of as the seat of emotion or desire
Etymology: ME livere < OE lifer, akin to Ger leber < ? IE base *leip-, to smear with fat > Gr liparos, fat
liver (liv′ər)
noun
a person who lives (in a specified way or place) a clean liver
Converse of object
- detoxify: Over time, this has an effect on the emotions since detoxifying the liver can lift depressive, angry or sad moods.
- infect: Hepatitis B virus ( HBV ): This is a virus which infects the liver.
Converse of subject
- metabolize: The drug is metabolized by the liver but the efficiency of this process has little bearing on the anesthetic duration of action.
- metabolize: The barbiturates are metabolized by the liver and the metabolites excreted in the urine and less commonly in the feces.
Adjective modifier
- fatty: Minimal change, or fatty liver: heavy drinkers often develop fatty change in the liver.
- enlarged: The first signs are often jaundice, pale stools, excessive bleeding or an enlarged liver - all non-specific signs of liver disease.
- diseased: George King, surgeon, said she had a diseased liver of long standing.
- fetal: Barbiturates readily cross the placental barrier and are distributed throughout fetal tissues with highest concentrations in placenta, fetal liver and brain.
- swollen: Serious Condition The pediatrician examined Sam and discovered his hugely enlarged spleen and swollen liver.
Modifies a noun
- transplant: Liver transplants are not possible for people who have secondary liver cancer.
- transplantation: Research Staff: A number of staff are involved in research associated with liver transplantation.
- cirrhosis: Complications Of all patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, around 50 % will develop liver cirrhosis or liver cancer.
- biopsy: A nine year old girl is still having routine liver biopsies.
- fluke: A sheep liver fluke has six distinct stages in its life cycle, each specialized for a different way of life.
- enzyme: Liver enzymes should be checked prior to the initiation of therapy with Competact in all patients.
Noun used with modifier
- cod: Well I have to say I think Goldshield's cod liver oil capsules have helped to keep my joints a bit more flexible.
- in-vivo: Members expressed concerns that the in-vivo rat liver UDS assay had not been conducted to modern standards.
- rat: Members expressed concerns that the in-vivo rat liver UDS assay had not been conducted to modern standards.
- goose: Our starters of goose liver risotto with wild mushrooms and wild boar pancakes in cream sauce, were both well-executed and full of flavor.
Possessives
- calf: Best dish: pan-fried calf's liver with buttered onions, crispy bacon and balsamic dressing with garlic mash.
Homosexuality wasthebadge oftheupperclass and the sign of a revolt against it; and it is small wonder that someone locked for a lifetime in this impossible contradiction should end up with cirrhosis of the liver.
A census taker once tried to test me, I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
Life loves the liver of it. Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Mr. Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a stuffed roast heart; liver slices fried with crustcrumbs, fried hencod's roes. Most of all he liked grilled mutton kidneys which gave to his palate a fine tang of faintly scented urine.
Browse dictionary entries near liver
- liven
- lively
- livelong
- liveliness
- livelihood
- -lived
- livebearer
- liveable
- live with
- live wire
- liver extract
- liver fluke
- liver spot
- liveried
- liverish
- liverleaf
- Livermore
- Liverpool
- Liverpudlian
- liverwort
