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

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liver extract

Their discovery may eventually rank in importance with the finding that pernicious anemia is caused in part by an iron deficiency in red blood cells, which can be corrected by liver extract.

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Injections of liver extract have been found beneficial in the toxic conditions and convulsions previous to childbirth.

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They were anemic and I had to buy liver extract No. 65 which would cost me $365 a bottle.

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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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Plants yellow-white because they are deficient in chlorophyll perk up like anemic people when treated with liver extract, said Dr. Oran Lee Raber, botany professor at Roman Catholic Immaculata College.

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