| liver |
The largest organ in the body, the liver is important in helping the body use carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Ãâó: www.crestor.com/c/glossary/
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| liver |
The liver has many important jobs. It makes a substance called bile which aids in digestion, and other substances needed by the body to fight disease. The liver also removes certain types of poisons and wastes (detoxification).
Ãâó: www.thoughtfulhouse.org/0405-conf-glossary.htm
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| liver biopsy |
A sample of liver tissue taken with a needle through the skin, through a catheter which passes through the blood vessels from the neck down into the liver, or at the time of open or laparoscopic surgery. The biopsy is considered the "gold standard" in terms of defining the extent of liver damage and is often used to determine the cause of the liver disease.
Ãâó: www.texasliver.org/glossary.html
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| live vaccine |
A vaccine in which live virus is weakened through chemical or physical processes in order to produce an immune response without causing the severe effects of the disease.
Ãâó: www.nbc.com/nbc/Medical_Investigation/medical_term...
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| livedo reticularis |
A blotchy, purplish discoloration of blood vessels, usually on the wrists and knees.
Ãâó: www.infotech.demon.co.uk/Gloss.htm
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