dismaynoun [ U ] uk â /dÉªËsmeÉª/ us â /dÉªËsmeÉª/. C2 a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in. The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42â11.
A wide range of diseases and conditions can damage the liver and lead to cirrhosis. The most common causes are: 1  Chronic alcohol abuse. 2  Chronic viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and C)  Fat accumulating in the liver (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)
While a number of contributors can lead to cirrhosis, the main causes are alcohol, viral infections with hepatitis B and C and fatty liver disease due to alcohol abuse or other conditions such as medications, infections and autoimmune diseases.leeding. When blood can no longer flow easily through the liver due to scarring and resultant portal hypertension, veins in other organs such as the stomach and esophagus enlarge. These vessels can easily rupture and bleed, causing a life-threatening emergency.