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liver disease

liver disease

11 3.3
A health problem that harms the liver and stops it working well
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪvər dɪˈziːz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enfermedad hepática
  • Such coinfections are associated with progressive chronic liver disease and more severe acute HBV infection.
  • chronic liver disease
  • alcoholic liver disease
  • end-stage liver disease

It is the most common chronic liver disease in children now.

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Examples

  • Is there any history of liver disease in your family?

  • 1-year survival for patients with cholestatic or alcoholic liver disease in most transplant centers is now greater than 90%.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Her husband died from liver disease ten years before my interview.

    Academic text (2017)
  • There are about 30 million people in the United States who have been diagnosed with liver disease.

    Academic text (2012)
  • He died of liver disease.

  • It is the most common chronic liver disease in children now.

  • And when you get liver disease that's severe enough, the only medical option right now is a liver transplant.

  • In fact, last year alone, there were over 27,000 deaths from... chronic liver disease as a result of alcohoI abuse.

  • The higher prevalence of chronic liver disease among the Hispanic populations may be a contributing factor (16).

    Academic text (2013)
  • Is there any history of liver disease in your family?

Synonyms

hepatopathy
vsliver disease
  • Specialized
8.8

A disease that damages the liver

focuses on conditions that impair that organ's function or cause damage

How Sick

cirrhotic
  • Specialized
1 9.9
cirrhosis of the liver
  • Specialized
3 5.6
liver disease
  • Specialized
11 3.3
healthy
695 1.0

Surface Forms

liver disease singular

Morphology

liver + disease

The phrase denotes an illness affecting the liver and is directly compositionally derived from 'liver' (the organ) + 'disease' (an illness). This noun–noun/genitive construction is a common, cross-linguistic way to name organ-specific illnesses, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the meaning.

Etymology

Liver disease simply names a problem with the body's liver. Think of the liver as a filter that cleans the blood and stores energy, so when it is damaged it cannot do these jobs, and 'liver disease' means the liver is 'not working properly'.