high liver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high liver
First recorded in 1880–85
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"Our data suggest that if you have high liver fat content and prediabetes, reducing carbohydrate intake can have important therapeutic effects on metabolism beyond just weight loss alone."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The next day, after receiving lab results showing extremely high liver enzymes, Orley said, her doctor told her to go to an emergency room immediately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Tests there showed that she had an enlarged liver and extraordinarily high liver enzymes, signs of inflammation.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
Diagnostic tests showed he had abnormally high liver enzymes, a symptom of muscular dystrophy.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016
It was only coffee, cold ham, and bread and butter; so he cannot have been a high liver.
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Oliver Optic
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