- the Zulu language, the word for
liver (isibindi) is the same as the word for courage. In
English the term 'lily-
livered' is used to
indicate cowardice...
- Cirrhosis, also
known as
liver cirrhosis or
hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage
liver disease, is the
impaired liver function caused by the
formation of scar...
- A
liver abscess is a m****
filled with pus
inside the
liver.
Common causes are
abdominal conditions such as
appendicitis or
diverticulitis due to haematogenous...
-
Liver disease, or
hepatic disease, is any of many
diseases of the
liver. If long-lasting it is
termed chronic liver disease.
Although the
diseases differ...
- A
liver segment is one of
eight segments of the
liver as
described in the
widely used
Couinaud classification (named
after Claude Couinaud) in the anatomy...
-
Liver failure is the
inability of the
liver to
perform its
normal synthetic and
metabolic functions as part of
normal physiology. Two
forms are recognised...
-
Liver pâté is a pâté and meat
spread po****r in
Northern and
Eastern Europe. Made from
finely or co****ly
ground pork
liver and lard, it is
similar to...
- In
human anatomy, the
liver is
divided grossly into four
parts or lobes: the
right lobe, the left lobe, the
caudate lobe, and the
quadrate lobe. Seen...
- displa**** the
color traditionally called liver. The
first recorded use of
liver as a
color name in
English was in 1686.
Liver may also
refer to a
group of certain...
- The
liver of mammals, fowl, and fish is
commonly eaten as food by
humans (see offal). Pork, lamb, veal, beef, chicken, goose, and cod
livers are widely...