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Lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells resulting in a yellow-colored liver. The abnormal lipid accumulation is usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES, either as a single large droplet or multiple small droplets. Fatty liver is caused by an imbalance in the metabolism of FATTY ACIDS.
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- Hepatic Steatosis
- Hepatosteatosis
- Liver, Fatty
- Liver Steatosis
- Steatohepatitis
- Steatosis of Liver
- Visceral Steatosis
- Liver Steatoses
- Steatohepatitides
- Steatoses, Liver
- Steatoses, Visceral
- Steatosis, Liver
- Steatosis, Visceral
- Visceral Steatoses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2026 (1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fatty Liver. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005234. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005234
- Fatty Liver. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_liver_disease
- Fatty Liver. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6058862