liver extract

American  

[liv-er] / ˈlɪv ər /

noun

1. an extract of mammalian liver, especially hog or beef, for treating pernicious anemia.

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liver extract British  

noun

1. an extract of raw mammalian liver containing vitamin B 12 : sometimes used to treat pernicious anaemia

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Etymology

Origin of liver extract

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Last week they reported in the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine that they had found a chicken dung culture which produced the same effect as liver extract in patients with pernicious anemia.

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In 1934 Drs. George Minot, William Murphy and George Whipple won the Nobel Prize for their discovery, proved on Brigham patients, that liver extract is effective against pernicious anemia.

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The use of insulin for diabetes, of liver extract for pernicious anemia, of whole liver, heart and kidneys for anemia in general indicates the folly of vegetarianism.

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For the vitamins not yet identified, concentrates are made from a list of weird items reminiscent of a Chinese pharmacopoeia: yeast, wheat germ, defatted milk, rice polishings, grass juice and liver extract.

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He takes liver extract and calls it 'those chemicals.'

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