digestive system diseases
type: Concept
narrower: liver diseases

liver diseases
type: Concept
narrower: liver cancer
narrower: liver cirrhosis
narrower: hepatitis
narrower: parasitic liver diseases
narrower: hepatomegaly
narrower: hepatotoxicity
narrower: drug-induced liver injury
narrower: alcoholic liver diseases
narrower: fatty liver
broader: localized diseases
broader: digestive system diseases
definition: The liver is a vital organ in the body that plays a central role in human health including detoxification of ingested substances, lipid metabolism, and synthesis of blood clotting factors and important body proteins. The cells of the liver, hepatocytes, house thousands of chemical reactions every second in order to perform myriad functions that contribute to human health. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Liver Diseases (General)]

liver cirrhosis
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

localized diseases
type: Concept
narrower: liver diseases

fatty liver
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

liver cancer
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

parasitic liver diseases
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

drug-induced liver injury
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

hepatomegaly
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

hepatotoxicity
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

alcoholic liver diseases
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

hepatitis
type: Concept
broader: liver diseases

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: liver diseases