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liver volume +  
Measurement of the size of the three dimensional space occupied by the liver, the large, dark-red organ located in the cranial portion of the abdomen of vertebrates, just behind or below the diaphragm, the functions of which include storage and filtration of blood; secretion of bile; detoxification of noxious substances; conversion of sugars into glycogen; synthesis and breakdown of fats and temporary storage of fatty acids; and synthesis of serum proteins.
liver weight +   

Synonyms
Narrow Synonyms: liver lobe volume
Xrefs: EFO:0600048 ;   PMID:32156510
Definition Sources: American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Science_Dictionary_2005, Saunders:Saunders_Comprehensive_Veterinary_Dictionary--3rd_Ed

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