liver damage

collocation in English

meaningsofliveranddamage

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liver
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈlɪv.ər/us
/ˈlɪv.ɚ/
a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile, or this organ from an animal used ...
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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofliveranddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The biochemical liver profile in routine clinical use is primarily an indicator ofliverdamagerather than of function.
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This finding could be due to an impaired immune system, common in older people, leading to persistent viral replication and continuousliverdamage.
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A smaller inoculum (from a chronically infected rabbit) would allow more time for the host immune system to respond before fatalliverdamageoccurs.
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Reducedliverdamage, as assessed by the level of the liver enzyme gamma-glutamyl transferase was observed in all vaccinated groups.
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This result suggests that the assay can also detect human infection in its acute phase, thus an early drug treatment will diminishliverdamagecaused by migrating flukes.
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If one considers all the problems involving alcoholism, includingliverdamageand brain damage, it is hard to allow health claims on alcohol.
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If these eggs are ingested by humans, they can cause various disorders, including stomach pains,liverdamageand in the worst cases blindness.
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It can cause mental confusion, transient nervousness, motor twitchings, headaches, nausea, vomiting andliverdamage.
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As a result, she now has severeliverdamage.
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Blood tests revealed considerableliverdamageand to save him from further pain he was put down.
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No cases ofliverdamagein humans resulting from toxocara canis were reported to the public health laboratory service during 1977 and 1978.
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Symptoms ofliverdamageare yawning, weight loss, poor condition, sunburn and diarrhoea.
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In the absence of other indicators of kidney orliverdamage, such scarring is of no clinical significance.
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The child can be left with permanent brain, kidney andliverdamage.
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It is a contagious, viral disease that can lead to serious permanentliverdamage.
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It is scandalous that children’s toys containing phthalates could weaken the immune system, causeliverdamageand affect the hormone balance, especially when there are other alternatives.
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A number of affected sheep showedliverdamage, but in the majority of cases this was commensurate with concurrent disease such as fluke infestation or pregnancy toxaemia.
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It includes a warning of the risk ofliverdamageand advises doctors that regular liver function tests should be performed on all patients on long-term therapy.
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