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hepatic Definition

he·patic (hi patik)

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

hepatic Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • impaired: Zarontin should be used with caution in patients with impaired hepatic or renal function.
  • normal: Patients were also screened for normal hepatic and renal functions.

Modifies a noun

  • insufficiency: Patients with hepatic insufficiency: No dose adjustment is required.
  • encephalopathy: The frequency of hepatic encephalopathy was similar in the two groups.
  • flexure: The lower margin should be visible behind the hepatic flexure, looping down medial to the upper pole of the kidney.
  • impairment: Exercise caution in animals with renal or hepatic impairment.
  • resection: A curative hepatic resection may be possible in selected patients.
  • lipidosis: When a tortoise hasn't eaten enough food for a while it is prone to hepatic lipidosis.

Modifying Another Word

  • rarely: Others: Rarely hepatic dysfunction, headache, dizziness, hearing disturbance.

Noun used with modifier

  • and/or: Dosing in children with impaired renal and/or hepatic function has not been studied.
  • first-pass: Like many beta-blockers oxprenolol undergoes substantial first-pass hepatic metabolism.
  • serum: Steroids may cause enlargement of the liver ( hepatomegaly ) with increased serum hepatic enzymes.

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