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polycystic liver

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polycystic liver
n.
Gradual cystic dilation of intralobular bile ducts that fail to involute in embryologic development of the liver.

polycystic liver,
congenital cystic disease of the liver. Also called polycystic liver disease.

polycystic
containing many cysts.

polycystic kidney disease
see polycystic kidney disease.
polycystic liver
congenital anomaly in which cystic remnants of the bile duct occur in the liver; the bile duct is patent; seen in kittens, pups, piglets.
polycystic ovarian disease
multiple thin-walled cysts in one or both ovaries of the mature bitch; may cause hyperestrogenism.
polycystic pancreas
cystic pancreatic and bile ducts and polycystic kidneys may occur in the same patient.
polycystic renal disease
see polycystic kidney disease.


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