Phrase guide

fatty liver

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The abnormal retention of triglycerides within the vacuoles of the liver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

An individual liver of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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noun

Meaning 3

yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: liver disease

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَبِد دُهْنِيّ (kabid duhniyy) — fatty liver
  • Catalan: esteatosi hepàtica — fatty liver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脂肪肝 (zhīfánggān) — fatty liver
  • Czech: steatóza játer — fatty liver
  • Dutch: leververvetting — fatty liver
  • Finnish: rasvamaksa — fatty liver
  • French: stéatose hépatique — fatty liver
  • Georgian: ღვიძლის სტეატოზი (ɣviʒlis sṭeaṭozi) — fatty liver
  • Georgian: ცხიმოვანი ღვიძლი (cximovani ɣviʒli) — fatty liver
  • German: Fettleber — fatty liver
  • Hungarian: zsíros máj — fatty liver
  • Indonesian: perlemakan hati — fatty liver
  • Italian: steatosi epatica — fatty liver
  • Italian: fegato grasso — fatty liver
  • Japanese: 脂肪肝 (shibōkan) — fatty liver
  • Korean: 지방간 (jibanggan) — fatty liver
  • Lithuanian: kepenų suriebėjimas — fatty liver
  • Malay: hati berlemak — fatty liver
  • Persian: کبد چرب (kabed-e čarb) — fatty liver
  • Portuguese: esteatose hepática — fatty liver
  • Portuguese: fígado gorduroso — fatty liver
  • Russian: стеатоз печени (steatoz pečeni) — fatty liver
  • Spanish: esteatosis hepática — fatty liver
  • Spanish: hígado graso — fatty liver
  • Swedish: leversteatos — fatty liver
  • Swedish: fettlever — fatty liver
  • Tamil: கொழுப்புமிகு ஈரல் (koḻuppumiku īral) — fatty liver
  • Turkish: karaciğer yağlanması — fatty liver
  • Vietnamese: gan nhiễm mỡ — fatty liver