Alcoholic Liver Disease
Alternate Names : Cirrhosis or Hepatitis - Alcoholic, Laennec's Cirrhosis, Liver Disease due to Alcohol
Definition Alcoholic liver disease involves an acute or chronic inflammation of the liver induced by alcohol abuse. See also cirrhosis.
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