Fatty liver
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In medicine, fatty liver, also called hepatic steatosis or liver steatosis is "lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells resulting in a yellow-colored liver. The abnormal lipid accumulation is usually in the form of triglycerides, either as a single large droplet or multiple small droplets. Fatty liver is caused by an imbalance in the metabolism of fatty acids."[1]
Fatty liver includes steatohepatitis.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Fatty liver (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.