hepatic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the liver.
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acting on the liver, as a medicine.
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liver-colored; dark reddish-brown.
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Botany. belonging or pertaining to the liverworts.
noun
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a medicine acting on the liver.
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a liverwort.
adjective
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of or relating to the liver
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botany of or relating to the liverworts
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having the colour of liver
noun
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obsolete any of various drugs for use in treating diseases of the liver
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a less common name for a liverwort
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hepatic
1350–1400; Middle English epatik ≪ Latin hēpaticus < Greek hēpatikós. See hepato-, -ic
Example Sentences
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Towle was not shy about showing her stomach, where she had a hepatic artery pump implanted, on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Foundayo’s label carries a warning that the medication is “not recommended for use in patients with severe hepatic impairment,”while noting that patients with mild or moderate liver impairment still can take a standard dose.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
The FDA flagged a case of hepatic failure in a 56-year-old man using Eli Lilly’s weight-loss medication.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
A study published in Targetome on December 15, 2025 by Hong Wang's & Haiping Hao's team, China Pharmaceutical University, reports that a fixed-dose combination of silybin and carvedilol can strongly suppress hepatic stellate cell activation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
Father Nicanor was in bed with hepatic fever.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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