liver
IPA: ɫˈɪvɝ
noun
- (anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
- (countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
- A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.
- (obsolete chemistry) Any of various chemical compounds—particularly sulfides—thought to resemble livers in color.
- Someone who lives (usually in a specified way).
adjective
- Of the colour of liver (dark brown, tinted with red and gray).
- (rare) From or pertaining to Liverpool.
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Examples of "liver" in Sentences
- The liver becomes swollen and painful.
- Porcine liver was transplanted to a dog.
- He reached to the entrails and the liver.
- The liver is one of the largest organs in the body.
- Iron is stored in the liver, the pancreas and the heart.
- The liver and spleen are enlarged, especially the liver.
- The liver is the powerhouse of the body and vital for survival.
- The liver is responsible for efficient detoxification of the body.
- Aldolase is also found in the liver and cardiac muscle of the heart.
- The liver is the body's largest organ and treated by a medical herpetologist.
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