| SMDA | Safe Medical Devices Act [of 1990]; starch methylenedianiline |
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| ALF | acute liver failure; American Liver Foundation; assisted living facilities |
| FLC | family life cycle; fatty liver cell; fetal liver cell; Friend leukemia cell |
| PFKL | phosphofructokinase, liver type; 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase, liver type |
| Anti-LKM | Antibodies to Liver-Kidney Microsome |
| alcoholic liver disease | <gastroenterology> Alcoholic cirrhosis is a condition of irreversible liver disease due to the chronic inflammatory and toxic effects of ethanol on the liver. In cirrhosis, the liver cells are replaced by fibrous scar tissue. Fibrosis leads to the development of portal hypertension. The development of cirrhosis is directly related to the duration and quantity of alcohol consumption. The manifestations of cirrhosis are related to the liver's inability to not adequately remove waste products from the bloodstream and the effects of portal hypertension. (15 Nov 1997) |
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| anterior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver | The part of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver deep to the costal arches and the xiphoid process. Synonym: pars anterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bare area of liver | The area on the posterior surface of the liver which is fused with the diaphragm and therefore not covered by peritoneum. Synonym: area nuda hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign liver tumours | <radiology> EPITHELIAL TUMORS, nodular transformation, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenoma, MESENCHYMAL TUMORS, lipoma, myelolipoma, angiomyolipoma, leiomyoma, infantile haemangioendothelioma, haemangioma, benign mesothelioma, MIXED TISSUE TUMORS, mesenchymal hamartoma, benign teratoma, MISCELLANEOUS, adrenal rest tumours, pancreatic rest (12 Dec 1998) |
| calcified liver metastases | <radiology> Mucinous carcinoma of GI tract (colon, rectum, stomach), endocrine pancreatic carcinoma, leiomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, malignant melanoma, papillary serous ovarian cystadenocarcinoma, lymphoma, pleural mesothelioma, neuroblastoma, breast carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma, testicular carcinoma see: liver metastases (12 Dec 1998) |
| capsular cirrhosis of liver | Chronic perihepatitis with thickening and subsequent contraction, resulting in atrophy and deformity of the liver. Synonym: capsular cirrhosis of liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac impression of liver | A depression on the superior area of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver corresponding to the position of the heart. Synonym: impressio cardiaca hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac liver | An extensive fibrotic reaction within the liver as a result of chronic constrictive pericarditis or prolonged congestive heart failure; true cirrhosis with fibrous bridging of lobules is unusual. Synonym: cardiac liver, congestive cirrhosis, pseudocirrhosis, stasis cirrhosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malignant liver tumours | <radiology> EPITHELIAL TUMORS, hepatocellular, hepatoblastoma (7%), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (75%), cholangiocellular (6%), cholangiocarcinomarcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma, MESENCHYMAL TUMORS, tumours of blood vessels, angiosarcoma, haemangioendothelioma, other tumours, embryonal sarcoma, fibrosarcoma, TUMORS OF MUSCLE TISSUE, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, MISCELLANEOUS, carcinosarcoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumour, carcinoid, squamous carcinoma, primary lymphoma see: benign liver tumours (12 Dec 1998) |
| veno-occlusive disease of the liver | Obliterating endophlebitis of small hepatic vein radicles, described in Jamaican children, associated with ingestion of toxic plant substances in bush tea; causes ascites, which may progress to cirrhosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venous segments of liver | Each of the four territories of the liver separately drained by the hepatic veins. Synonym: hepatic venous segments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous haemangioma of liver | <radiology> Ultrasound: increased echogenicity, CT: decreased density, enhances from periphery, becomes isodense, may enlarge during pregnancy, in kids: most common benign liver tumour, increased morbidity/mortality, classic triad: hepatomegaly, cut. Haemangiomas, congestive heart failure, with or without liver bruit, may rupture leading to haemoperitoneum, may regress spontaneously (as may haemangioendothelioma) (12 Dec 1998) |
| visceral surface of liver | The posteroinferior surface of the liver that faces adjacent abdominal organs; the porta hepatis and gallbladder are located on this surface. Synonym: facies visceralis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central veins of liver | The terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie centrally in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids. Synonym: venae centrales hepatis, Krukenberg's veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right lobe of liver | The largest lobe of the liver, separated from the left lobe above and in front by the falciform ligament and from the caudate and quadrate lobes by the sulcus for the vena cava and the fossa for the gallbladder; it contains two segments, anterior and posterior. Synonym: lobus hepatis dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |