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liver - English dictionary definition

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  1. Liver  One who, or that which, lives.
  2. Liver  A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn.
  3. Liver  One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver.
  4. Liver  A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates.
  5. Liver  The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool.
  6. 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
  7. liver cancer  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
  8. liver chestnut  a solid dark brown horse
  9. liver disease  a disease affecting the liver
  10. liver fluke  flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans


Synonyms for liver

dwell inhabitant live person