liver
nounHow to pronounce liver:
Definition of liver:
- liver (noun):
- a large very vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes important changes in many of the substances contained in the blood (as by converting sugars into glycogen which it stores up until required and by forming urea)
- 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.
Synonyms for liver:
arteria hepatica
bile duct
biliary ductule
cardiovascular system
circulatory system
digestive system
gastrointestinal system
hepatic artery
hepatic duct
hepatic lobe
hepatic vein
internal organ
kupffer's cell
systema alimentarium
systema digestorium
vena hepatica
venae interlobulares hepatis
viscus
Antonyms for liver:
alien
foreigner
immigrant
transient
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