Technology term
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is a condition in which excess fat accumulates in the liver alongside at least one cardiometabolic risk factor, such as obesity or type 2 diabetes. It replaces the older term NAFLD in current nomenclature. MASLD ranges from simple steatosis to inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
English
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Arabic
مرض الكبد الدهني المرتبط بخلل الأيض
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