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liver-rot

/liv-er-rot/US // ˈlɪv ərˌrɒt //

肝脏腐烂,肝癌,肝腐,肝脏腐蚀

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Veterinary Pathology.

    • : a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.

Examples

  • And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.

  • 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.

  • 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.