Hepatic Definition
hĭ-pătĭk
adjective
Of or affecting the liver.
Webster's New World
Acting on or occurring in the liver.
American Heritage Medicine
Like the liver in color or shape.
Webster's New World
Of the liverworts.
Webster's New World
noun
Webster's New World
A drug that acts on the liver.
American Heritage Medicine
A liverwort (kind of plant)
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Other Word Forms of Hepatic
Noun
Singular:
hepatic
Plural:
hepaticsOrigin of Hepatic
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Middle English epatik from Old French hepatique from Latin hēpaticus from Greek hēpatikos from hēpar hēpat- liver yē̃kwr̥ in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French hepatique, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikos, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hēpar, “liver”).
From Wiktionary
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