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fatty liver

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Main Entry: fatty liver
Function: noun
1 : an abnormal condition of the liver that is characterized by lipid accumulation in the hepatocytes to the extent thatlipids account for more than five percent of liver weight and that is caused especially by injury, malnutrition, or hepatotoxins
2 : a liver affected with fatty liver
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fatty liver n.
Yellow discoloration of the liver due to fatty degeneration of the parenchymal cells.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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