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liver

/liv-er/US // ˈlɪv ər //UK // (ˈlɪvə) //

肝脏,肝,肝部,肝癌

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
    • : an organ in other animals similar to the human liver, often used as food.
    • : a diseased condition of the liver; biliousness: a touch of liver.
    • : a reddish-brown color.
    • : a rubberlike, irreversible thickening suspension occurring in paint, ink, etc., due to a chemical reaction between a colloidal pigment and a vehicle or as a result of polymerization of the vehicle.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of the color of liver.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to undergo irreversible thickening.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.energetic, vigorous
Forms: livers

Examples

  • Some have developed immune disorders or heart and liver issues.

  • A startup called Intellia Therapeutics is testing a treatment that packages CRISPR into RNA and then into a nanoparticle, with which it hopes to cure a painful inherited liver disease.

  • This protein can supply the liver only part of what it needs to meet human energy needs.

  • This liver pudding won Shanti one of the many awards she’s received from Helm’s publication, Stu Helm The Food Fan.

  • For men over that same period, death rates decreased for 10 of the 19 most common cancers but increased for six, including liver and non-melanoma skin cancer.

  • Family members say he developed also liver cancer after his capture.

  • Eggs, he says, are a good source of cysteine, an amino acid that helps the liver break down alcohol faster.

  • He became delirious, his heartbeat grew ragged, his blood teemed with the virus, and his lungs, liver and kidneys began to fail.

  • As digesting food passes through the small intestine, it mixes with chemicals from the liver, and nutrients are absorbed.

  • Then stab her to death and bring me back her lungs and liver as proof of your deed.

  • On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.

  • Excretion of these substances is greatly increased by a diet rich in nuclei, as sweetbreads and liver.

  • A very small amount may be present after ingestion of large quantities of cod-liver oil or other fats.

  • As they entered, a liver-coloured hound that lay stretched before the fire growled lazily, and showed the whites of his eyes.

  • Passive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.