liver disease

/ˌlɪvər dəˌziz/

/ˈlɪvə dɪˈziz/

Other forms: liver diseases

Definitions of liver disease

1. noun

   a disease affecting the liver
   types:

   cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver

   a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

   fatty liver

   yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins

   hepatitis

   inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

   cancer of the liver, liver cancer

   malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort

   viral hepatitis

   hepatitis caused by a virus

   delta hepatitis, hepatitis delta

   a severe form of hepatitis

   type of:

   disease

   an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning