Medical Dictionary
cod–liver oil
noun
Medical Definition of COD-LIVER OIL
: a pale yellow fatty oil obtained from the liver of the cod (Gadus morhua) and related fishes and used in medicine (as in the prophylaxis of rickets) chiefly as a source of vitamins A and D—compare fish-liver oil
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