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LIVER
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Irregular inflected form: liver
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("liver" is a kind of...):
internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)
Meronyms (parts of "liver"):
venae interlobulares hepatis (interlobular veins of the liver)
biliary ductule (excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts)
bile duct; common bile duct (a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum)
hepatic duct (the duct that drains bile from the liver)
hepatic lobe (any of the five lobes forming the liver)
hepatic vein; vena hepatica (a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava)
arteria hepatica; hepatic artery (arteries that supply the liver)
Kupffer's cell (specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells)
Holonyms ("liver" is a part of...):
digestive system; gastrointestinal system; systema alimentarium; systema digestorium (the system that makes food absorbable into the body)
cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
Derivation:
livery (suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Liver of an animal used as meat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("liver" is a kind of...):
organs; variety meat (edible viscera of a butchered animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liver"):
calf's liver; calves' liver (liver of a calf used as meat)
chicken liver (liver of a chicken used as meat)
goose liver (liver of a goose used as meat)
tomalley (edible greenish substance in boiled lobster)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who lives in a place
Example:
a liver in cities
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("liver" is a kind of...):
denizen; dweller; habitant; indweller; inhabitant (a person who inhabits a particular place)
Derivation:
live (be an inhabitant of or reside in)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A person who has a special life style
Example:
a high liver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("liver" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a reddish-brown color
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)
Context examples:
It may also be used to diagnose certain kidney and liver disorders.
(AAP, NCI Dictionary)
Blocking CAR activation with an antagonist protects against acetaminophen liver toxicity, suggesting a strategy to treat acetaminophen toxicity.
(Acetaminophen Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Acetohexamide is metabolized in the liver to its active metabolite hydroxyhexamide.
(Acetohexamide, NCI Thesaurus)
Your body can use this fuel right away, or it can store the energy in your body tissues, such as your liver, muscles, and body fat.
(Metabolic Disorders, NIH)
This allele, which encodes MIR20A RNA, plays a role in lung, liver and breast cancers, lymphoma and leukemia.
(MIR20A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes MIR18A RNA, plays a role in lung, liver and thyroid cancers.
(MIR18A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver, ovary, breast, lung, thyroid and prostate, as well as melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme.
(MIR221 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes MIR223 RNA, plays a role in development of cancers of the liver and ovary, acute promyelocytic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.
(MIR223 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
“You livers of a lie!” said he.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You're a pretty colour, certainly; why, your liver, man, is upside down.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
