hepatic
[hi-pat-ik]
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adjective
of or relating to the liver.
acting on the liver, as a medicine.
liver-colored; dark reddish-brown.
Botany. belonging or pertaining to the liverworts.
noun
a medicine acting on the liver.
a liverwort.
Origin of hepatic
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Examples from the Web for hepatic
Historical Examples of hepatic
They appear, he might argue, to have been especially subject to hepatic diseases.
Magic and ReligionAndrew Lang
Jaundice is often caused by an obstruction in the hepatic ducts.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
It is applicable in cardiac dropsy as well as in hepatic cases.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
The bark of the root is used in medicine as a hepatic stimulant.
Trees of IndianaCharles Clemon Deam
Such a case will then present the phenomena of hepatic abscess.
hepatic
adjective
noun
Word Origin for hepatic
C15: from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpar liver
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