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The answer LIVER has 139 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of liver in various dictionaries:
noun - large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
noun - liver of an animal used as meat
noun - a person who has a special life style
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Le cerveau is the brain & this organ is le foie |
The name of this organ that stores fat may come from a word that means "fat" |
In 1926 Drs. Murphy & Minot fed patients a half pound of this organ meat a day to treat pernicious anemia |
A Mr. Whipple shared the 1934 Nobel Prize for showing daily eating of this raw organ meat helps cure anemia |
Kupffer cells in this organ destroy worn out blood cells & filter bacteria |
One of the most common ways to serve this organ meat is sauteed, with sauteed onions |
Much of this organ's blood comes from the hepatic artery |
Often sauteed with onions (probably to mask the taste), this brownish large organ has great nutritional value |
Hepatitis & cirrhosis are diseases of this organ |
Sharks have no swim bladder so this oil-filled organ helps keep them from sinking |
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The bile-secreting organ of an animal, used as food. |
A dark reddish brown. |
Made of or flavored with liver: liver pt liver sandwiches. |
Of a dark reddish brown. |
One who lives in a specified manner: a high liver. |
Liver description |
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The liver, an organ only found in vertebrates, detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins, and produces biochemicals necessary for digestion. In humans, it is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, below the diaphragm. Its other roles in metabolism include the regulation of glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells and the production of hormones.The liver is an accessory digestive gland that produces bile, an alkaline compound which helps the breakdown of fat. Bile aids in digestion via the emulsification of lipids. The gallbladder, a small pouch that sits just under the liver, stores bile produced by the liver. The liver's highly specialized tissue consisting of mostly hepatocytes regulates 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. Estimates regarding the organ's total number of functions vary, but textbooks generally |