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cirrhosis of the liver

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Noun1.cirrhosis of the liver - a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
liver disease - a disease affecting the liver


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The researchers put forward several ways in which coffee intake might protect against liver disease, including by reducing the risk of type two diabetes, which has been associated with liver illness; or by reducing inflammation, which is thought to cause fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver.
All three can cause cirrhosis of the liver - and this can develop into liver cancer.
His mother said her son had started drinking at 13 and had cirrhosis of the liver.
 
 
 
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