Liver function tests measure various chemicals in the blood made by the liver. An abnormal result may indicate a problem with your liver and may help to identify the cause. Further tests may be needed to clarify the cause of your liver problem. The liver is in the upper right part of your tummy (abdomen).
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. 1  To set in or as in a collet. 2  n. A band or collar; specifically, a small collar or band worn by the inferior clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. 3  n. Among jewelers: Same as culet. 4  n. The ring or flange within which a jewel or a group of jewels is set, as that part of a ring which holds the seal. 5  n.
collagen. a fibrous structural protein that constitutes the protein of the white fibers (collagenous fibers) of skin, tendon, bone cartilage and all other connective tissues.It also occurs dispersed in a gel to provide stiffening, as in the vitreous humor of the eye.It is made of monomers of tropocollagen.he major protein of the white fibres of connective tissue, cartilage, tendons and bones. It is strong, fibrous, insoluble in water, rich in glycine and proline and can be hydrolysed into gelatin by boiling.