whisky-liver
Definition
- Noun (Medicine):
- A pathological condition of the liver caused by chronic and excessive consumption of whisky (or other alcoholic beverages), characterized by fatty infiltration, inflammation, and eventual cirrhosis.
Usage Examples
- (A medical finding showing liver damage due to long-term alcohol abuse.)
- (A warning about the health consequences of excessive alcohol intake.)
Advanced Usage
- "to have a whisky-liver": to suffer from this specific alcohol-induced liver condition.
- After decades of drinking, the old sailor was diagnosed with a whisky-liver. (He was medically confirmed to have liver damage from whisky.)
Variants and Related Words
- Whisky (n): a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash.
- He ordered a glass of single malt whisky. (A specific type of strong alcoholic drink.)
- Liver (n): a large organ in the body that processes nutrients and filters toxins.
- The liver is essential for detoxifying alcohol. (The organ's role in handling alcohol.)
Synonyms
- Alcoholic liver disease: a broader medical term for liver damage due to alcohol.
- Alcoholic liver disease includes fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. (A general category encompassing whisky-liver.)
- Cirrhosis of the liver (in advanced cases): scarring of the liver tissue.
- Untreated whisky-liver can progress to cirrhosis. (A severe outcome of the condition.)
Related Idioms
- "to drown one's liver in whisky": a figurative expression meaning to drink heavily, often to escape problems.
- He drowned his liver in whisky after losing his job. (He drank excessively to cope with distress.)
Phrasal Verbs (contextual)
- "to drink one's way to whisky-liver": to gradually develop the condition through sustained heavy drinking.
- She drank her way to whisky-liver over twenty years. (Her drinking habit led to the disease.)