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he·pat·i·ca

 (hĭ-păt′ĭ-kə)
n.
Any of several woodland plants of the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, especially H. americana of eastern North America, having three-lobed leaves and white or lavender flowers. Hepaticas are sometimes classified in the genus Anemone. Also called liverleaf.
[Middle English epatica, liverwort, from Medieval Latin hēpatica, from feminine of Latin hēpaticus, of the liver; see hepatic.]
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hepatica

(hɪˈpætɪkə)
n
(Plants) any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the N temperate genus Hepatica, having three-lobed leaves and white, mauve, or pink flowers
[C16: from Medieval Latin: liverwort, from Latin hēpaticus of the liver]
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he•pat•i•ca

(hɪˈpæt ɪ kə)

n., pl. -cas.
any plant of the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish or white flowers.
[1540–50; < Medieval Latin: liverwort]
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Noun1.hepatica - any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early springhepatica - any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
liverleaf
genus Hepatica - small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2.hepatica - a common liverworthepatica - a common liverwort      
Marchantia polymorpha
hepatic, liverwort - any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
genus Marchantia, Marchantia - type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores
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The dandelions carpeted the three lawns,-- they used to be lawns, but have long since blossomed out into meadows filled with every sort of pretty weed,-- and under and among the groups of leafless oaks and beeches were blue hepaticas, white anemones, violets, and celandines in sheets.
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In cattle, the most common trematodes observed are Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantic (Rafiullah et al., 2011).
Comparative Efficacy of Triclabendazole, Oxyclozanide and Nitroxynil against Bovine Fasciolosis and its Effect on Various Blood Parameters
La arteria hepatica comun (AHC) se dirige a la derecha para dar origen a la rama gastrica derecha y despues se bifurca en dos ramas terminales: la arteria gastroduodenal que brinda vascularizacion al pancreas y al duodeno proximal; y la arteria hepatica propia la cual irriga al higado y la via biliar (Drake 2015; Moore et al., 2015).
Morphometry and Anatomical Variants of the Celiac Trunk in Mexican Population/ Morfometria y Variantes Anatomicas del Tronco Celiaco en Poblacion Mexicana
Natural infection of Fasciola hepatica in cervids from Peru
Infeccion natural por Fasciola hepatica en cervidos del Peru
In this context, separate representatives of the following species should be singled out: Fasciola hepatica (F.
Mollusks (Gastropoda) as Intermediate Hosts of Cattles' Trematodes (Trematoda) in Conditions of Dnipro Basin's Small Ponds (Northern Ukraine)
A obesidade reflete em um estado proinflamatorio, levando o individuo a adquirir diversas patologias, entre elas podemos destacar a esteatose hepatica nao alcoolica (EHNA), pertencente ao grupo das doencas hepaticas gordurosa nao alcoolica (DHGNA), que afetam diretamente o funcionamento hepatico (Dyson, Anstee, Mcpherson, 2014; Liu e colaboradores, 2014; Ratziu e colaboradores, 2010).
Clinical and anthropometric profile of patients with diagnosis of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis/PERFIL CLINICO E ANTROPOMETRICO DE PACIENTES COM DIAGNOSTICO DE ESTEATOSE HEPATICA NAO ALCOOLICA
Additionally, some parasite species (e.g., Fasciola hepatica) may mimic radiological features of cholangiocarcinoma.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for biliary system parasites
Por su parte, la concentracion hepatica de TG no se afecto por la suplementacion con metionina y colina (Tabla 6).
Efecto del nivel de complementacion con metionina-colina en vacas Holstein durante el periodo de transicion sobre las concentraciones hepaticas de trigliceridos, colina y carnitina

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