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fatty
(redirected from fatty liver disease)

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fat·ty  (ft)
adj. fat·ti·er, fat·ti·est
1. Containing or composed of fat: fatty food; fatty deposits.
2. Characteristic of fat; greasy.
3. Derived from or chemically related to fat.
n. pl. fat·ties Informal
A fat person.

fatti·ly adv.
fatti·ness n.

fatty
Adjective
[-tier, -tiest]
1. containing or derived from fat
2. greasy or oily
Noun
pl -ties
Informal a fat person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fattyfatty - a rotund individual
large person - a person of greater than average size
Adj.1.fatty - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
fat-free, fatless, nonfat - without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"

fatty
adjective greasy, fat, creamy, oily, adipose, oleaginous, suety, rich
Translations
Spanish fatty [ˈfætɪ] adj [food] → graso
n (fam) → gordito/a, gordinflón/ona m/f

French fatty [ˈfætɪ] adj [food] → gras(se)
n (inf) → gros(grosse)

German fatty [ˈfætɪ] adjfett
n (inf) → Dickerchen nt

Italian fatty [ˈfætɪ] adj [food] → grasso/a
n (col) → ciccione/a

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But the most common cause of abnormal liver tests in the United States now is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease," says Calle.
Another example in which nutritional intervention may play a role in improving health is in the interaction of industrial toxicants with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
An array of potential therapies besides the insulin-sensitizing drugs is being tested against fatty liver disease.
 
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