FATTY LIVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fatty liver" is a kind of...):

liver disease (a disease affecting the liver)

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