liver

/ˈlɪvər/

/ˈlɪvə/

Other forms: livers

Your liver is an internal organ that does the important job of filtering toxins out of blood as it flows from your digestive tract to the rest of your body. All vertebrates (animals with spines) have a liver.

In humans, the liver sits in the upper right-hand side of the abdominal cavity, nestled just above the stomach. Livers are powerful organs, able to break down harmful substances and remove them from your system, produce bile that allows you to digest fat, help your blot to clot, and much more. Many people consider the livers of certain animals to be a delicious delicacy.

Definitions of liver

1. noun

   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
   type of:

   internal organ, viscus

   a main organ that is situated inside the body
2. noun

   liver of an animal used as meat
   types:

   calf's liver, calves' liver

   liver of a calf used as meat

   chicken liver

   liver of a chicken used as meat

   goose liver

   liver of a goose used as meat

   tomalley

   edible greenish substance in boiled lobster

   type of:

   organs, variety meat

   edible viscera of a butchered animal
3. adjective

   having a reddish-brown color
   synonyms: liver-colored

   colored, colorful, coloured

   having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
4. noun

   someone who lives in a place
   “a liver in cities”

   type of:

   denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant

   a person who inhabits a particular place
5. noun

   a person who has a special life style
   “a high liver”

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being