Read full poem →And the villagers thought I died of eating watermelon.
In truth I had cirrhosis of the liver,
For every noon for thirty years,
Dictionary Entry
A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
In a Sentence
“Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient.”
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Common Phrases
. liverdisease liverfunction liveroil livercells livertransplantation liverliver ratliver cod
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Poetry examples for “liver”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Likewise I have sealed up
The stomach, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines,
So many poisons have no microscopic
Read full poem →They entered, and dinner was served as they came.
At the top a fried liver and bacon were seen,
At the bottom was tripe in a swingeing tureen;
Read full poem →At the top a fried liver and bacon were seen,
At the bottom was tripe in a swinging tureen;
Read full poem →And says there's news to-day--the king
Was shot at, touched in the liver-wing,
Goes with his Bourbon arm in a sling:
Read full poem →And with you memories come, sharp pain, and dole.
Now there's a choice -- heartache or tortured liver!
A sea-sick body, or a you-sick soul!
Read full poem →vice of greediness followed there ; he became quiet. And
the vulture should cease, so that he tore not the liver of
Tityus the king, which before therewith tormented him.
Read full poem →In the cool of the day, having fed to satiety
On my legs my heart my liver and that which had been contained
In the hollow round of my skull. And God said