Monitoring of the liver tests depends on the degree, the duration, and the cause of the abnormality. For example, in a person who has chronic (long standing) hepatitis B or C infection, the liver specialist (hepatologist) may opt for surveillance of these levels every 3 to 6 months to ensure that they are not rising.
Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  consciousness(noun) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation. he lost consciousness. 2  awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness(noun) having knowledge of.
This uncertainty about how to define consciousness is partly brought about by the way global. theories about consciousness (or even about the nature of the universe) have intruded into. definitions. In classical Indian writings such as the Upanishads, consciousness is thought to be. the essence of Ätman, a primal, immanent self that is ultimately identified with BrÄhmanâa. pure,transcendental, subject-object-less consciousness that underlies and provides the ground. of being of both Man and Nature (Sen, 2008).