liver disease

Noun
  1. A disease affecting the liver (synset 114139803)
    is a type of: disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
    subtypes:
    • 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

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