liver
liver [liver livers] BrE [ˈlɪvə(r)] NAmE [ˈlɪvər] noun
1. countable a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces ↑bile 
2. uncountable, countable the liver of some animals that is cooked and eaten
•liver and onions
•chicken livers
Word Origin:
Old English lifer, of Germanic origin; related to German Leber, Dutch lever.
Example Bank:
•a nationwide appeal for a donor liver
•bile acids returning to the liver
•cirrhosis of the liver
•enzymes in the liver
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