Theme list: liver with definitions
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| — | BILE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. |
| — | DOPA | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine that is generated in the liver from tyrosine and then converted into dopamine in the brain. |
| — | GOUT | SY | [n. -S] · a metabolic disease |
| — | BILES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. |
| S | LIVER | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver. |
| — | BIOTIN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. |
| — | HASLET | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig. |
| CS | LIVERS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of liver |
| — | LIVERY | — | [n. -ERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] Like liver. |
| — | PORTAL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A short vein that carries blood into the liver. |
| — | RUMAKI | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mock-Polynesian hors d'oeuvre, usually made from water chestnuts and pieces of duck or chicken liver wrapped in bacon and marinated in soy sauce and either ginger or brown sugar. |
| — | ASCITES | — | [n. ASCITES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease. |
| — | BILIARY | — | [a.] · pertaining to bile «a fluid secreted by the liver» |
| — | BILIOUS | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile. |
| — | HEPARIN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis. |
| — | HEPATIC | AS | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to the liver. |
| — | ICTERUS | — | [n. -ES] · a diseased condition of the liver |
| S | LIVERED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of liver. |
| — | RUMAKIS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mock-Polynesian hors d'oeuvre, usually made from water chestnuts and pieces of duck or chicken liver wrapped in bacon and marinated in soy sauce and either ginger or brown sugar. |
| — | VISCERA | L | [n. -CERA] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach. |
| — | CATALASE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. |
| — | HEPATICA | ES | [n. -CAS or -CAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Medicines to treat the liver. |
| — | HEPATICS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to the liver. |
| — | HEPATOMA | S | [n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cancer originating in the liver. |
| — | JAUNDICE | DS | [v. -DICED, -DICING, -DICES] · to prejudice unfavorably |
| S | LIVERING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of pudding or sausage made of liver or pork. |
| — | LIVERISH | — | [a.] · having a liver disorder |
| — | SQUALENE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids. |
| — | TOMALLEY | S | [n. -LEYS] · the liver of a lobster |
| — | AFLATOXIN | S | [n. -S] · a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus~ growing on peanuts, maize, etc~, causing liver disease (esp~ cancer) in man |
| — | CARCINOID | S | [n. -S] · (medicine) a small serotonin-secreting tumour, usually slow-growing and occurring in the gastrointestinal~ tract, although it may spread to the liver |
| — | CARNITINE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. |
| — | CIRRHOSED | — | [a.] · Derivative of cirrhosis «any of various progressive diseases of the liver, characterized by death of liver cells, irreversible fibrosis, etc~: caused by inadequate diet, excessive alcohol, chronic infection, etc~. Also called: cirrhosis of the liver» |
| — | CIRRHOSES | — | [n. -HOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells. |
| — | CIRRHOSIS | — | [n. -HOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells. |
| — | CIRRHOTIC | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of cirrhosis «any of various progressive diseases of the liver, characterized by death of liver cells, irreversible fibrosis, etc~: caused by inadequate diet, excessive alcohol, chronic infection, etc~. Also called: cirrhosis of the liver» |
| — | DALMATIAN | S | [n. -S] · Also called (esp~ formerly): carriage dog, coach dog. a large breed of dog having a short smooth white coat with black or (in liver-spotted dalmatians) brown spots |
| — | FALCIFORM | — | [a.] · © having the shape of a scithe~ or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment~ of the liver |
| — | HEPATITIS | — | [n. -TISES or -TIDES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. |
| — | HEPATOMAS | — | [n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cancer originating in the liver. |
| — | ICTERUSES | — | [n. -ES] · a diseased condition of the liver |
| — | LACTULOSE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A synthetic disaccharide C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce blood ammonia levels causing neurological symptoms in advanced liver disease. It is used in solution for oral or rectal administration. |
| — | LIVERLEAF | — | [n. -LEAVES] · © same as Liverwort / ----- { liverleaf liverwort § liverleaves liverworts } |
| — | LIVERWORT | S | [n. -S] · © a ranunculaceous plant «Anemone Hepatica» with pretty white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed leaf; -- called also squirrel cups / ----- { liverleaf liverwort § liverleaves liverworts } |
| — | ORNITHINE | S | [n. -S] · an amino acid produced from arginine by hydrolysis: involved in the formation of urea in the liver; diaminopentanoic~ acid. Formula: NH2(CH2)3CHNH2COOH |
| — | TOMALLEYS | — | [n. -LEYS] · the liver of a lobster |
| — | AFLATOXINS | — | [n. -S] · a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus~ growing on peanuts, maize, etc~, causing liver disease (esp~ cancer) in man |
| — | CALCIFEROL | S | [n. -S] · a fat-soluble steroid, found esp~ in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH Also: vitamin D2 / ----- { calciferol calciferols cholecalciferol } |
| — | CARCINOIDS | — | [n. -S] · (medicine) a small serotonin-secreting tumour, usually slow-growing and occurring in the gastrointestinal~ tract, although it may spread to the liver |
| — | CARNITINES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport. |
| — | CIRRHOTICS | — | [n. -S] · Derivative of cirrhosis «any of various progressive diseases of the liver, characterized by death of liver cells, irreversible fibrosis, etc~: caused by inadequate diet, excessive alcohol, chronic infection, etc~. Also called: cirrhosis of the liver» |
| — | DALMATIANS | — | [n. -S] · Also called (esp~ formerly): carriage dog, coach dog. a large breed of dog having a short smooth white coat with black or (in liver-spotted dalmatians) brown spots |
| — | HEPATOCYTE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification. |
| — | HEPATOLOGY | — | [n.] The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. |
| — | HEPATOMATA | — | [n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A cancer originating in the liver. |
| — | LABORATORY | — | [n. -RIES] · © the workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile |
| — | LIVERWURST | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Spreadable sausage made with liver. |
| — | ORNITHINES | — | [n. -S] · an amino acid produced from arginine by hydrolysis: involved in the formation of urea in the liver; diaminopentanoic~ acid. Formula: NH2(CH2)3CHNH2COOH |
| — | PEROXISOME | S | [n. -S] · (biology) a type of organelle present in most eukaryotic cells that carry out oxidative reactions, such as oxidation of alcohol in the liver |
| — | PURTENANCE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The heart, liver, and lungs of an animal. |
| — | PYRIDOXINE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch. |
| — | RIBOFLAVIN | S | [n. -S] · a yellow water-soluble vitamin of the B complex that occurs in green vegetables, germinating seeds, and in milk, fish, egg yolk, liver, and kidney. It is essential for the carbohydrate metabolism of cells. It is used as a permitted food colour, yellow or orange-yellow (E101). Formula: C17H20N4O6 Also: vitamin B2, lactoflavin~ |
| — | CALCIFEROLS | — | [n. -S] · a fat-soluble steroid, found esp~ in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH Also: vitamin D2 / ----- { calciferol calciferols cholecalciferol } |
| — | CHOLESTASES | — | [n. -STASES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver. |
| — | CHOLESTASIS | — | [n. -STASES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver. |
| — | CHOLESTEROL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease. |
| — | ECHINOCOCCI | — | [n. -COCCI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs. |
| — | GALLBLADDER | S | [n. -S] · a muscular pear-shaped sac, lying underneath the right lobe of the liver, that stores bile and ejects it into the duodenum through the common bile duct |
| — | GLUCOKINASE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates. |
| — | HEPATECTOMY | — | [n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. |
| — | HEPATITIDES | — | [n. -TISES or -TIDES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. |
| — | HEPATITISES | — | [n. -TISES or -TIDES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. |
| — | HEPATOCYTES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification. |
| — | HEPATOTOXIC | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity. |
| — | LIVERWURSTS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Spreadable sausage made with liver. |
| — | PEROXISOMES | — | [n. -S] · (biology) a type of organelle present in most eukaryotic cells that carry out oxidative reactions, such as oxidation of alcohol in the liver |
| — | PROTHROMBIN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding and subsequent clotting. |
| — | PURTENANCES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The heart, liver, and lungs of an animal. |
| — | RIBOFLAVINS | — | [n. -S] · a yellow water-soluble vitamin of the B complex that occurs in green vegetables, germinating seeds, and in milk, fish, egg yolk, liver, and kidney. It is essential for the carbohydrate metabolism of cells. It is used as a permitted food colour, yellow or orange-yellow (E101). Formula: C17H20N4O6 Also: vitamin B2, lactoflavin~ |
| — | SARCOIDOSES | — | [n. -DOSES] · a disease of unknown origin in which lesions or nodules form on the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, skin, and liver |
| — | SARCOIDOSIS | — | [n. -DOSES] · a disease of unknown origin in which lesions or nodules form on the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, skin, and liver |
| — | TOXOPLASMIC | — | [a.] · Derivative of toxoplasmosis «a protozoal disease characterized by jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, and convulsions, caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii~» |
| — | ECHINOCOCCUS | — | [n. -COCCI] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs. |
| — | EXTRAHEPATIC | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Originating or occurring outside the liver. |
| — | FASCIOLIASES | — | [n. -LIASES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola) |
| — | FASCIOLIASIS | — | [n. -LIASES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] infestation with liver flukes (of genus Fasciola) |
| — | GALLBLADDERS | — | [n. -S] · a muscular pear-shaped sac, lying underneath the right lobe of the liver, that stores bile and ejects it into the duodenum through the common bile duct |
| — | GLYCOGENESES | — | [n. -GENESES] · © the production or formation of sugar from gycogen~, as in the liver |
| — | GLYCOGENESIS | — | [n. -GENESES] · © the production or formation of sugar from gycogen~, as in the liver |
| — | HEPATOLOGIES | — | † The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. [n.] |
| — | HEPATOMEGALY | — | [n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal enlargement of the liver. |
| — | LABORATORIES | — | [n. -RIES] · © the workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile |
| — | LIVERISHNESS | — | [n. -ES] · Derivative of liverish «(informal) having a disorder of the liver» |
| — | PIGMENTATION | S | [n. -S] · © a deposition, esp~. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver |
| — | HEPATECTOMIES | — | [n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. |
| — | HISTOCHEMICAL | — | [a.] · Derivative of histochemistry «the chemistry of tissues, such as liver and bone, often studied with the aid of a microscope» |
| — | PIGMENTATIONS | — | [n. -S] · © a deposition, esp~. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver |
| — | TOXOPLASMOSES | — | [n. -MOSES] · a protozoal disease characterized by jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, and convulsions, caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii~ |
| — | TOXOPLASMOSIS | — | [n. -MOSES] · a protozoal disease characterized by jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, and convulsions, caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii~ |
| — | BRAUNSCHWEIGER | S | [n. -S] · a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig~ |
| — | CYANOCOBALAMIN | ES | [n. -S] · a complex red crystalline compound, containing cyanide and cobalt and occurring in liver: lack of it in the tissues leads to pernicious anaemia. Formula: C63H88O14N14PCo Also: vitamin B12 / ----- { cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamine § cyanocobalamins } |
| — | DETOXIFICATION | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of detoxify «to remove poison from; detoxicate» |
| — | HEPATOCELLULAR | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver |
| — | HEPATOMEGALIES | — | [n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal enlargement of the liver. |
| — | HEPATOPANCREAS | — | [n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas. |
| — | HEPATOTOXICITY | — | [n. -TIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Toxicity that damages the liver. |
| — | HISTOCHEMISTRY | — | [n. -TRIES] · the chemistry of tissues, such as liver and bone, often studied with the aid of a microscope |
| — | LIVERISHNESSES | — | [n. -ES] · Derivative of liverish «(informal) having a disorder of the liver» |
| — | BRAUNSCHWEIGERS | — | [n. -S] · a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig~ |
| — | CHOLECALCIFEROL | — | [n. -S] · a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C27H44O Also: vitamin D3 / ----- { calciferol calciferols cholecalciferol } |
| — | CYANOCOBALAMINS | — | [n. -S] · a complex red crystalline compound, containing cyanide and cobalt and occurring in liver: lack of it in the tissues leads to pernicious anaemia. Formula: C63H88O14N14PCo Also: vitamin B12 / ----- { cyanocobalamin cyanocobalamine § cyanocobalamins } |
| — | GLUCONEOGENESES | — | [n. -GENESES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors |
| — | GLUCONEOGENESIS | — | [n. -GENESES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors |
| — | PHENYLKETONURIA | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. |
| — | PHENYLKETONURIC | — | [n. -S] · a person who is suffering from phenylketonuria or the condition in which the amount of phenylalanine in the blood cannot be regulated by the liver |
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