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Descriptor
English
:
Liver
Descriptor
Spanish
:
hígado
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fígado
Synonyms
English
:
Livers
Tree Number:
A03.620
Definition
English
:
A large lobed glandular organ in the
abdomen
of
vertebrates
that is responsible for detoxification,
metabolism
, synthesis and storage of various substances.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/ blood
supply
: consider also
LIVER CIRCULATION
; / cytol: consider also
HEPATOCYTES
&
KUPFFER CELLS
; / surg: consider also
HEPATECTOMY
&
LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
;
inflammation
=
HEPATITIS
& its specifics; specialty is
HEPATOLOGY
see
GASTROENTEROLOGY
; do not confuse "hepatic" with "intrahepatic": "intrahepatic" may refer to
BILE DUCTS
, INTRAHEPATIC & its
diseases
Consider also terms at
English
:
HEPAT-
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Liver
/
transplantation
use
Liver Transplantation
See Related
English
:
Hepatectomy
History Note
English
:
/cytology was LIVER CYTOLOGY 1964-65; /enzymology was LIVER ENZYMOLOGY 1964-65; /physiology was LIVER FUNCTION 1964-65
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
8272
Unique Identifier:
D008099
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS