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cod-liv⋅er oil
[kod-liv-er] 
–noun
| a pale-yellow, fixed oil, extracted from the liver of the common cod or of allied species, used in medicine chiefly as a source of vitamins A and D. |
Origin:
1605–15
1605–15
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| cod-liv·er oil (kŏd'lĭv'ər) n. An oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fishes and used as a dietary source of vitamins A and D. |
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Main Entry: cod–liver oil
Function: noun
: a pale yellow fatty oil obtained from the liver of the cod (Gadus morhua) and related fishes and used in medicine(as in the prophylaxis of rickets) chiefly as a source of vitamins A and D —compare FISH-LIVER OIL
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Language Translation for : cod-liver oil
Spanish:
aceite de hígado de bacalao,
German:
der Lebertran,
Japanese:
肝油
cod-liver oil n.
An oil obtained from the liver of cod and related fishes and used as a dietary source of vitamins A and D.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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