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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.
n.
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 yē̆kwr̥ 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
n
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.
n. 4. a liverwort.
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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 mossesbryophyte, 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 hepáticoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.