liver

IPA: ɫˈɪvɝ

(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).

Examples of "liver" in Sentences

Since the liver is the filter, do you think that it might have collected some of the pollutants?
Unfortunately, the liver is an organ that you can't really know something is very wrong until it's too late.
Ihiyotl, located in the liver, is the center of survival and covers education, economics, politics, corruption and race.
By the way, the only thing at this point that will increase the number of liver transplants is an increase in liver donors.
My doctor told me to stop watching House, and also told me that my liver is about four inches lower down than where the pain is.
Bubba, I'm not one to cast stones in this area but really, how healthy do you think your liver is at 65yo after a long and colorful life?
Dr. David Twedt, a veterinary professor and researcher at Colorado State University performed research on milk thistle for use in liver disease in animals.
I. ii.23 (114,3) I had rather heat my liver] To know why the lady is so averse from _heating_ her _liver_, it must be remembered, that a heated liver is supposed to make a pimpled face.