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)
Some people with cirrhosis have normal liver enzymes. Blood tests to diagnose a cause of cirrhosis. Tests to check for conditions that may cause cirrhosis include: Antinuclear antibodies (ANA). ANA testing and anti-smooth-muscle antibody (ASMA) testing may help find autoimmune chronic hepatitis.