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he·pat·ic

(hĭ-păt′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling the liver.

2. Acting on or occurring in the liver.

A drug that acts on the liver.

[Middle English epatik, from Old French hepatique, from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpatikos, from hēpar, hēpat-, liver; see yē̆k^wr̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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hepatic

(hɪˈpætɪk)

adj

1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the liver

2. (Botany) botany of or relating to the liverworts

3. (Colours) having the colour of liver

4. (Pharmacology) obsolete any of various drugs for use in treating diseases of the liver

5. (Plants) a less common name for a liverwort

[C15: from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpar liver]

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he•pat•ic

(hɪˈpæt ɪk)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or acting on the liver.

2. liver-colored; dark reddish brown.

3. belonging or pertaining to the liverworts.

4. a liverwort.

[1350–1400; Middle English epatik « Latin hēpaticus < Greek hēpatikós. See hepato-, -ic]

he·pat·ic

(hĭ-păt′ĭk)

Relating to the liver.

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hepatic

Relating to the liver.

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Noun	1.	hepatic - any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses liverwort bryophyte, nonvascular plant - any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta hornwort - liverworts with slender hornlike capsules class Hepaticae, class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida - liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales leafy liverwort, scale moss - moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic Marchantia polymorpha, hepatica - a common liverwort
Adj.	1.	hepatic - pertaining to or affecting the liver; "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis"

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he·pat·ic

a. hepático-a, rel. al hígado;

___ coma → coma ___;

___ duct → ducto ___;

___ lobes → lóbulos o subdivisiones ___ -s;

___ veins → venas ___.

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hepatic

adj hepático

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