hepatic

[ hi-pat-ik ]
/ hɪˈpæt ɪk /

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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hepatic

non·he·pat·ic, adjective, noun post·he·pat·ic, adjective sub·he·pat·ic, adjective

Words nearby hepatic

heparitin sulfate, hepat-, hepatalgia, hepatatrophia, hepatectomy, hepatic, hepatic artery, hepatic coma, hepatic duct, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic flexure

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British Dictionary definitions for hepatic

hepatic
/ (hɪˈpætɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the liver
botany of or relating to the liverworts
having the colour of liver

noun

obsolete any of various drugs for use in treating diseases of the liver
a less common name for a liverwort

Word Origin for hepatic

C15: from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpar liver

Medical definitions for hepatic

hepatic
[ hĭ-păt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling the liver.
Acting on or occurring in the liver.

n.

A drug that acts on the liver.

Scientific definitions for hepatic

hepatic
[ hĭ-păt′ĭk ]

Relating to or involving the liver.