meaning of liver
1. One who, or that which, lives.
2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn.
3. One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver.
4. A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates.
5. The glossy ibis (Ibis falcinellus); -- said to have given its name to the city of Liverpool.
6. 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
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