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ShareThe liver is an organ in vertebrates, including humans.
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It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body including drug detoxification, glycogen storage, and plasma protein synthesis.
It also produces bile, which is important for digestion.
Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hepar.
For more information about the topic Liver, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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