Medical Definition of Liver abscess

1. A condition where there is a pus-filled cavity in the liver secondary to a bacterial infection. Liver abscess may result from sepsis, intestinal perforation, post-operative infection, appendicitis, diverticulitis, trauma (to the liver) or cholangitis. Other nonbacterial causes of liver abscess include amoebiasis, due to infection with Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan). (24 Mar 2004)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liver Abscess

livelyhood
liven
liven up
livened
livener
liveners
liveness
livenesses
livening
livens
liver
liver-shod clamp
liver-spleen scan
liver-spotted dalmatian
liver Lactobacillus casei factor
liver abscess (current term)
liver acinus
liver anatomy
liver and onions
liver bird
liver birds
liver breath
liver bud
liver calcifications
liver cancer
liver cell
liver cell carcinoma
liver chestnut
liver circulation
liver cirrhosis

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