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hepatic

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As an adjective, hepatic means of or relating to the liver. As a noun, it means any compound that acts on the liver.

Meanings of hepatic

7 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the liver.

  2. Acting on or occurring in the liver.

  3. Of a deep brownish-red color like that of liver.

  4. Pertaining to or affecting the liver

    “hepatic ducts”

    “hepatic cirrhosis”

noun

  1. Any compound that acts on the liver.

  2. A liverwort (kind of plant)

  3. Any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mossesplant

    Similar: liverwort

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