Definition of "liver" []

• Anatomy A large, reddish-brown, glandular vertebrate organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and is active in the formation of certain blood proteins and in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. (noun)
• An organ in invertebrates that is similar to the vertebrate liver. (noun)
• The bile-secreting organ of an animal, used as food. (noun)
• A dark reddish brown. (noun)
• Made of or flavored with liver: liver pâté; liver sandwiches. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I. ii.23 (114,3) I had rather heat my liver] To know why the lady is so averse from _heating_ her _liver_, it must be remembered, that a heated liver is supposed to make a pimpled face."
• "Unfortunately, the liver is an organ that you can't really know something is very wrong until it's too late."
• "Since the liver is the filter, do you think that it might have collected some of the pollutants?"