The Liver Word Search
A free The Liver word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the parts and systems of the human body, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: HEPATIC, PORTAL, LOBULE, SINUSOID, BILE, GLISSON, KUPFFER, HEPATOCYTE, GALLBLADDER, DUCT, LIVER, CAPSULE.
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The Liver word list, defined
- HEPATIC /hɪˈpætɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to or affecting the liver. The word is especially used in medicine and biology. Related: liver-related.
- PORTAL /ˈpɔːrtəl/ (US); /ˈpɔːtl/ (UK) · noun, adjective, verb
- A portal is an entrance or gateway, especially a large or ornate architectural opening, or a website or digital access point that provides information and links to other services. As an adjective, it means relating to such an entrance or access point; as an informal verb, it means to teleport or move someone or something instantly from one place to another. Related: gateway, entrance, access point, website.
- LOBULE /ˈlɒbjuːl/ (British); /ˈloʊbjuːl/ (US) · noun
- A small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe, especially in anatomy. The term is used for structures such as the small divisions of the liver, lungs, glands, and spleen. Related: small lobe, subdivision, part, division.
- SINUSOID /ˈsɪnəsɔɪd/ · noun
- A mathematical curve or waveform whose value varies periodically according to the sine function. In anatomy, the term also refers to a small blood vessel with an irregular, sinusoidal shape. Related: sine curve, sinusoidal curve, sinusoidal waveform.
- BILE /baɪl/ · noun
- A bitter, yellowish-brown fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder that aids in the digestion of fats. Figuratively, bile denotes bitter anger, irritability, or ill temper. Related: anger, resentment, rancour, acrimony.
- HEPATOCYTE /ˈhɛpətoʊsaɪt/ · noun
- A specialized parenchymal cell of the liver that carries out essential metabolic functions, including the processing of nutrients, detoxification of blood, and production of bile and plasma proteins. Related: hepatic cell, liver cell, hepatic parenchymal cell.
- GALLBLADDER /ˈɡɔːlˌblædər/ · noun
- A small pear-shaped sac-like organ in the human body, situated beneath the liver, that stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver before releasing it into the small intestine to aid the digestion of fats. Related: bile vesicle, cholecyst (clinical term), biliary reservoir.
- DUCT /dʌkt/ · noun (also verb)
- A tube or channel that conveys a fluid, air, or other substance, such as in heating systems or the body. As a verb, to convey something through a duct or ducts. Related: conduit, channel, tube, pipe.
- LIVER /ˈlɪvə(r)/ · noun
- The liver is the large glandular organ that processes nutrients, produces bile, stores energy, and helps remove harmful substances from the blood. In everyday use, the word can also refer to this organ as food.
- CAPSULE /ˈkæpsjuːl/ (UK), /ˈkæpsuːl/ (US) · noun (also verb)
- A small soluble case or shell, typically made of gelatin, containing a dose of medicine; more broadly, any small sealed container or capsule-shaped structure. As a verb, to enclose something in a compact form. Related: pill, container, capsule-shaped shell, pod.
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