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hepatic definition

he·patic (hi pat′ik)

adjective

  1. of or affecting the liver
  2. like the liver in color or shape
  3. of the liverworts

Etymology: L hepaticus < Gr hēpatikos < hēpar, the liver < IE base *jekwṛ- > Sans yákṛt, L jecur

noun

liverwort

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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