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yellow atrophy

yellow atrophy noun: a fatal condition of the liver in which it undergoes fatty degeneration and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice.

Noun

yellow atrophy (usually uncountable, plural yellow atrophies)

  1. (usually) A fatal condition of the liver in which it undergoes fatty degeneration and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice.

Forms of yellow atrophy

pluralyellow atrophies

Questions about yellow atrophy

What does yellow atrophy mean?
Yellow atrophy means a fatal condition of the liver in which it undergoes fatty degeneration and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice.
What part of speech is yellow atrophy?
Yellow atrophy is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow atrophy?
The plural of yellow atrophy is yellow atrophies.

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