peliosis hepatis
/ˌpɛlɪˈəʊsɪs hɪˈpatɪs/ /ˌpiːliˈəʊsɪs hɪˈpatɪs/ /ˌpɛlɪˈəʊsɪs hɛˈpatɪs/Medicine
noun
A condition characterized by the presence of blood-filled spaces in the liver, seen in association with various chronic wasting diseases, certain bacterial infections, and treatment with anabolic and other steroids.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in American Journal Pathology. From scientific Latin peliosis hepatis from peliosis + hepatis, genitive of hepar.