Letter from the Editor: Interesting Facts about the Liver

The Anglo-Saxon word for liver, lifer, suggests that the etymology of the word is somehow related to “life.”1 Further, the German word for liver is die Leber, and the German verb leben is “to live.” Hepar is the Greek term for liver and the source of words such as hepatic, hepatitis, and heparin (which was first isolated from the liver cells of dogs). Beyond the origin of its name there are numerous other interesting facts about the liver. Test your knowledge of the liver by answering the following questions.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research