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1. Liver: The liver is the largest vital organ. A vital organ is one that organisms cannot survive without. [100%] 2023-08-12
2. Liver: Liver, in anatomy, a large reddish-brown digestive gland situated in the upper and right part of the abdominal cavity. When hardened in situ its shape is that of a right-angled, triangular prism showing five surfaces—superior, anterior, inferior ... [100%] 2022-09-02
3. Liver: Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [100%] 2023-11-17 [Organs] [Abdomen]...
4. Liver: The liver is an organ of the body, a crucial part of the digestive system which produces bile. One of the most important functions of the liver is to filter the blood that runs through the body. [100%] 2023-03-08 [Anatomy]
5. Liver: The liver is a large vertebrate organ positioned in the upper region of the abdominal cavity, below the diaphragm. Since most compounds absorbed by the intestine pass through the liver, it functions as a control center that integrates various metabolic ... [100%] 2023-02-03
6. Liver: A glandular organ situated, in man, to the right beneath the diaphragm and above the stomach. In six passages of the Bible in which the liver is mentioned the expression is met with in reference to the part of the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
7. Liver: LIVER liv'-er (qabhedh, derived from a root meaning "to be heavy," being the heaviest of the viscera; Septuagint hepar): The word is usually joined with the Hebrew yothereth (see CAUL) (Exodus 29:13,22; Leviticus 9:10,19) as ... [100%] 1915-01-01
8. Liver: The liver is the largest solid organ in the body. It removes toxins from the body’s blood supply, maintains healthy blood sugar levels, regulates blood clotting, and performs hundreds of other vital functions. [100%] 2024-08-04 [Organs]
9. Liver tumor: Liver tumors (also known as hepatic tumors) are abnormal growth of liver cells on or in the liver. Several distinct types of tumors can develop in the liver because the liver is made up of various cell types. (Medicine) [70%] 2023-12-13 [Hepatology]
10. Liver (color): At right is displayed the color traditionally called liver. The first recorded use of liver as a color name in English was in 1686. (Color) [70%] 2023-12-22 [Shades of brown]
11. Liver cancer: Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer, is cancer that starts in the liver. Cancer which has spread from elsewhere to the liver, known as liver metastasis, is more common than that which starts in the liver. [70%] 2023-12-14 [Digestive system neoplasia] [Diseases of liver]...
12. Liver angiosarcoma: Liver angiosarcoma also known as angiosarcoma of the liver or hepatic angiosarcoma is a rare and rapidly fatal cancer arising from endothelial that line the blood vessels of the liver. It is a type of angiosarcoma. (Medicine) [70%] 2023-10-04 [Rare cancers]
13. Liver mass: Home Patient Information Overview Historical Perspective Classification Pathophysiology Causes Differential Diagnosis Epidemiology and Demographics Risk Factors Screening Natural History, Complications and Prognosis Diagnosis Diagnostic Study of Choice Evaluation of Liver Mass Staging History and Symptoms Physical Examination Laboratory Studies Elec. [70%] 2023-12-09 [Medicine] [Gastroenterology]...
14. Liver biopsy: Liver biopsy is the biopsy (removal of a small sample of tissue) from the liver. It is a medical test that is done to aid diagnosis of liver disease, to assess the severity of known liver disease, and to monitor ... [70%] 2023-12-13 [Hepatology] [Biopsy]...
15. Liver (food): 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 available from butchers and supermarkets while stingray and burbot livers are common in ... (Food) [70%] 2023-10-17 [Liver (food)] [German cuisine]...
16. Liver tumor: Liver tumors are abnormal growths within the liver. They may be benign or malignant (liver cancer). [70%] 2023-12-22 [Hepatology] [Digestive system neoplasia]...
17. Liver transplantation: Articles Most recent articles on Liver transplantation Most cited articles on Liver transplantation Review articles on Liver transplantation Articles on Liver transplantation in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ Media Powerpoint slides on Liver transplantation Images of Liver transplantation Photos ... [70%] 2023-12-02 [Gastroenterology] [Pediatrics]...
18. Liver injury: A liver injury, also known as liver laceration, is some form of trauma sustained to the liver. This can occur through either a blunt force such as a car accident, or a penetrating foreign object such as a knife. (Medicine) [70%] 2023-12-13 [Injuries of abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis]
19. Liver sinusoid: A liver sinusoid is a type of capillary known as a sinusoidal capillary, discontinuous capillary or sinusoid, that is similar to a fenestrated capillary, having discontinuous endothelium that serves as a location for mixing of the oxygen-rich blood from ... (Hepatic sinusoidal blood vessel) [70%] 2023-12-13 [Veins of the torso] [Liver anatomy]...
20. Liver cancer: Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to the ... [70%] 2023-12-13 [Digestive system neoplasia] [Diseases of liver]...
21. Liver fluke: Liver fluke is a collective name of a polyphyletic group of parasitic trematodes under the phylum Platyhelminthes. They are principally parasites of the liver of various mammals, including humans. (Group of liver parasites) [70%] 2023-12-13 [Digenea] [Hepatology]...
22. Liver spot: Articles Most recent articles on Liver spot Most cited articles on Liver spot Review articles on Liver spot Articles on Liver spot in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ Media Powerpoint slides on Liver spot Images of Liver spot Photos ... [70%] 2023-11-18 [Dermatology]
23. Liver cytology: Liver cytology is the branch of cytology that studies the liver cells and its functions. The liver is a vital organ, in charge of almost all the body’s metabolism. [70%] 2023-12-16 [Liver] [Cell biology]...
24. Liver disease: Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver. If long-lasting it is termed chronic liver disease. [70%] 2023-12-13 [Diseases of liver] [Alcohol and health]...
25. Liver Run: The Liver Run was a 27-mile journey transporting a human liver, completed by the Metropolitan Police from Stansted Airport in Essex to the Cromwell Hospital in London on 8 May 1987. A telex came in from Hull to the ... (Medicine) [70%] 2023-12-13 [Medical emergencies]
26. Liver regeneration: Liver regeneration is the process by which the liver is able to replace lost liver tissue. The liver is the only visceral organ with the capacity to regenerate. (Natural regrowth of damaged liver tissue) [70%] 2023-12-03 [Liver] [Hepatology]...
27. Liver abscess: A liver abscess is a mass filled with pus inside the liver. Common causes are abdominal conditions such as appendicitis or diverticulitis due to haematogenous spread through the portal vein. [70%] 2023-12-13 [Diseases of liver]
28. Liver histology: Articles Most recent articles on Liver histology Most cited articles on Liver histology Review articles on Liver histology Articles on Liver histology in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ Media Powerpoint slides on Liver histology Images of Liver histology Photos ... [70%] 2023-12-13 [Hepatology]
29. Liver failure: 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, acute and chronic (cirrhosis). (Inability of the liver to perform its normal functions) [70%] 2024-01-10 [Diseases of liver] [Organ failure]...
30. Liver failure: In medicine, liver failure, also called hepatic failure is "severe inability of the liver to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe jaundice and abnormal serum levels of ammonia; bilirubin; alkaline phosphatase; aspartate aminotransferase; lactate dehydrogenases; and albumin ... [70%] 2023-07-07
31. Fatty liver: In medicine, fatty liver, also called hepatic steatosis or liver steatosis is "lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells resulting in a yellow-colored liver. The abnormal lipid accumulation is usually in the form of triglycerides, either as a single ... [70%] 2023-06-13