an organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in...
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the replacement of liver tissue by scar tissue due to damage to liver cells caused by excessive...
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a thin uniform layer or sheet of hazy cloud that forms high in the atmosphere