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.

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