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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This is the second serious complication for Foundayo, with 34 adverse events tracked; its label warns against severe hepatic impairment.
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
Different lipid-lowering mechanisms The study also found that each drug works by different mechanisms and describes, for the first time, the key role of the PCK1 protein in telmisartan-derived hepatic lipid lowering.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025
In the process, they observed that human Kallistatin improves hepatic insulin sensitivity in diet-induced obese mice.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Scientists of the Food and Drug Administration who reported the discovery of these tumors were uncertain how to classify them, but felt there was some “justification for considering them low grade hepatic cell carcinomas.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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