Definitions for liver
ˈlɪv ərliv·er

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. liver(noun)

   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

2. liver(noun)

   liver of an animal used as meat

3. liver(noun)

   a person who has a special life style

   "a high liver"

4. liver(adj)

   someone who lives in a place

   "a liver in cities"

5. liver-colored, liver(adj)

   having a reddish-brown color

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Liver(noun)

   one who, or that which, lives

   Etymology: [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. fat, E. live, v.]

2. Liver(noun)

   a resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn

   Etymology: [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. fat, E. live, v.]

3. Liver(noun)

   one whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver

   Etymology: [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. fat, E. live, v.]

4. Liver(noun)

   a very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates

   Etymology: [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. fat, E. live, v.]

5. Liver(noun)

   the glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool

   Etymology: [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG. lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. fat, E. live, v.]

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1. Liver

   The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is necessary for survival; there is currently no way to compensate for the absence of liver function in the long term, although new liver dialysis techniques can be used in the short term. This organ plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body, including glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, hormone production, and detoxification. It lies below the diaphragm in the abdominal-pelvic region of the abdomen. It produces bile, an alkaline compound which aids in digestion via the emulsification of lipids. The liver's highly specialized tissues regulate a wide variety of high-volume biochemical reactions, including the synthesis and breakdown of small and complex molecules, many of which are necessary for normal vital functions. Terminology related to the liver often starts in hepar- or hepat- from the Greek word for liver, hēpar.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Liver

   liv′ėr, n. the largest gland in the body, which secretes the bile.—adjs. Liv′er-col′our, of the colour of the liver: dark-red; Liv′ered, in compounds, as white-livered, lily-livered=cowardly.—n. Liver-fluke, a trematoid worm (Distoma hepatica).—adj. Liv′er-grown, having a swelled liver.—n. Liverwort, any plant of the cryptogamic family Hepaticæ, allied to mosses.—adj. Liv′ery, resembling the liver. [A.S. lifer; Ger. leber, Ice. lifr.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. liver

   A type of organ.

   The liver is important in filtering within the body.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019  

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'liver' in Nouns Frequency: #2062

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of liver in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of liver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of liver in a Sentence

1. Gabrielle Francis:

   You want to wake up and have some protein and drink tons and tons of water and maybe some herbal teas that help to protect the liver like milk thistle, dandelion tea and green tea.

2. Giuseppe Lippi:

   Heavy alcohol consumption must always be avoided, not only for the risk of cardiovascular disease, but also because it causes acute injury to the liver and to the central nervous system, moreover, especially with binge drinking, the risk of car accidents increases by many folds.

3. Umberto Volta:

   A high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.

4. Michael Weyant:

   As the only hospital in our region able to provide lung transplants, University of Colorado Hospital is able to care for Cystic Fibrosis patients throughout the full course of this devastating disease, we perform a large number of lung transplants and liver transplants each year, but combining the two transplants into the same surgery is rare, and this will enable the patient to recover more quickly and get back to his life.

5. Bryony Frost:

   Then I had a fall last summer and sustained a lacerated pancreas and liver, an aneurism, a cracked sternum and I fractured T8 and T7 (bones) in my back.

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