Definition
A condition where the liver droops or sags downward from its normal position due to weakness or tissue damage.
Etymology
From Greek 'hepato-' (liver) + 'ptosia' (dropping or sagging, from 'ptosis' meaning downward displacement). This anatomical term describes organ prolapse specifically in the liver.
Kelly Says
'-Ptosis' appears in many medical terms—ptosis of the eyelid makes your eye droop, and hepatoptosia means the liver droops downward. Ancient doctors noticed that organs don't always stay in place and created vocabulary to describe every possible direction they could sag or shift.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
肝 አልፎ አልፎ
givan al-fo al-fo
ARالعربية
انخفاض الكبد
in-kha-fa-z al-kubdi
BNবাংলা
যকৃত পতন
jokrit patan
CACatalà
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
CSČeština
hepatoptóza
he-pa-to-pto-za
DADansk
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
DEDeutsch
Hepatopathie
he-pa-to-pa-thie
ELΕλληνικά
ηπατοπτώση
ee-pa-to-pto-si
ESEspañol
hepatoptosis
he-pa-to-pto-sia
FAفارسی
افتادگی کبد
ift-a-da-gi kabd
FISuomi
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
FRFrançais
hépato-ptose
e-pa-to-pto-z
GUGU
લિવર પોર્ટલ
liv-er por-tal
HAHA
gaban kwakwaro
ga-ban kwak-wa-ro
HEעברית
שחיקת כבד
sha-kikat kaved
HIहिन्दी
यकृत पतन
yakt patan
HUMagyar
hepatoptózis
he-pa-to-pto-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
IGIG
kwuo nke ozi
kwo-o nke o-zi
ITItaliano
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-po-si
JA日本語
肝臓の脱落
kanzo no datsu-raku
KKKK
жүрек-түтік
ju-rek-tu-tik
KMKM
រន្ធធំ ក្នុង ព្រលា
ron-th-thum k-nung pro-la
MRMR
हेपेटोप्टोसिस
he-pa-to-pto-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်လမ်း
ly-shauk-la-ng
NLNederlands
hepatoptosie
he-pa-to-pto-sie
NONorsk
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
PAPA
ਲਿਵਰ ਪੋਰਟਲ
liv-ar por-tal
PLPolski
hepatoptoza
he-pa-to-pto-za
PTPortuguês
hepatoptose
he-pa-to-pto-se
RORomână
hepatoptoză
he-pa-to-pto-za
RUРусский
гепатоптоз
ge-pa-to-ptoz
SVSvenska
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
SWKiswahili
kupungua kwa ini
ku-pu-ngua kwa i-ni
TAதமிழ்
கல்லீரல் சரிவு
kal-li-r-al sa-ri-vu
TEతెలుగు
జీర్ణాశయం
ji-rna-a-sham
TLTL
pagbagsak ng atay
pa-gba-gsak ng a-tay
TRTürkçe
hepatoptosi
he-pa-to-pto-si
UKУкраїнська
гепатоптоз
ge-pa-to-ptoz
URاردو
لیور کا پतन
li-vor ka patan
VITiếng Việt
suy gan
suy gan
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ ìgbàgbọ̀
awon er-o ig-ba-gbo
ZH中文
肝脏脱落
gān zàng tuō luò