Definitions
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- noun Someone who lives (usually in a specified way).
- adjective
comparative form oflive : morelive - noun anatomy A large
organ in the body that stores andmetabolizes nutrients , destroystoxins and producesbile . It is responsible for thousands ofbiochemical reactions . - noun countable, uncountable This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
- noun A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.
- adjective Of the colour of
liver (dark brown, tinted with red and gray).
Etymologies
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Examples
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I. ii.23 (114,3) I had rather heat my liver] To know why the lady is so averse from _heating_ her _liver_, it must be remembered, that a heated liver is supposed to make a pimpled face.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Since the liver is the filter, do you think that it might have collected some of the pollutants?
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Unfortunately, the liver is an organ that you can't really know something is very wrong until it's too late.
Grey's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez Stands Up — and Sings — for Liver Cancer 2010
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Since the liver is the filter, do you think that it might have collected some of the pollutants?
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Bubba, I'm not one to cast stones in this area but really, how healthy do you think your liver is at 65yo after a long and colorful life?
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My doctor told me to stop watching House, and also told me that my liver is about four inches lower down than where the pain is.
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My doctor told me to stop watching House, and also told me that my liver is about four inches lower down than where the pain is.
October 2005 2005
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By the way, the only thing at this point that will increase the number of liver transplants is an increase in liver donors.
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Ihiyotl, located in the liver, is the center of survival and covers education, economics, politics, corruption and race.
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Dr. David Twedt, a veterinary professor and researcher at Colorado State University performed research on milk thistle for use in liver disease in animals.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Veterinarians Team With Mother Nature for Better Results Dr. Richard Palmquist 2010
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