Acute pancreatitis: the close proximity of the pancreas to the liver and the bile ducts results in some degree of hepatitis whenever there is a case of pancreatic inflammation. Treat the pancreatitis and the liver disease will regress.
Also found in: Dictionary, Wikipedia. microaggression An action that is deemed to be a subtle or indirect expression of bigoted or discriminatory views or attitudes. You may think your little digs against women are funny, but to your female co-workers, they're sexist microaggressions.
A microaggression is any one of the countless little things that leave the mouth of a well-intentioned person and that person looks back, cringes, and think, Ooo...was that a little bit racist / sexist / homophobic? (The looking back might not actually happen...)