hepatic
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See also: hepàtic
English
Etymology
From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hɪˈpætɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /həˈpætɪk/, /hɪˈpætɪk/
- Rhymes: -ætɪk
- Hyphenation: he‧pat‧ic
Adjective
hepatic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the liver.
- Acting on or occurring in the liver.
- Of a deep brownish-red color like that of liver.
- hepatic:
- 1842, Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger, “Mineralogical Notices”, in The American journal of science and arts, page 386:
- Polyhydrite, a silicate of oxide of iron from Breitenbrun, Saxony, is of a hepatic color, vitreous lustre and opaque
- 1872, “Remarks on Longevity”, in The Medical and surgical reporter, page 104:
- In fact bis weakness was for alcoholic stimulants. Hence his liver was carefully examined. It was not of the usual hepatic color ; in this case it presented a deep purple-black
- 1893, The Wilder quarter-century book: a collection of original papers, page 438:
- Among the most striking ot the internal modifications is the gradual change of the liver from the characteristic hepatic color to a bright green.
Derived terms
- anhepatic
- antihepatic
- cardiohepatic
- cystohepatic
- enterohepatic
- erythrohepatic
- extrahepatic
- gastrohepatic
- hemihepatic
- hepatic air
- hepatical
- hepatically
- hepatic capsulitis
- hepatic cinnabar
- hepatic duct
- hepatic flexure
- hepatic portal vein
- hepatic tanager
- infrahepatic
- intrahepatic
- nonhepatic
- perihepatic
- portohepatic
- posthepatic
- prehepatic
- retrohepatic
- subhepatic
- suprahepatic
- transhepatic
Related terms
Translations
relating to the liver
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Noun
hepatic (plural hepatics)
- Any compound that acts on the liver.
- A liverwort (kind of plant)
- 1992, Rudolf M Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:
- There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
Derived terms
Translations
liverwort — see liverwort
See also
Further reading
- “hepatic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hepatic”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “hepatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Adjective
hepatic (not comparable)
- hepatic (pertaining to the liver)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hépatique.
Adjective
hepatic m or n (feminine singular hepatică, masculine plural hepatici, feminine and neuter plural hepatice)
Declension
Declension of hepatic
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | hepatic | hepatică | hepatici | hepatice | ||
| definite | hepaticul | hepatica | hepaticii | hepaticele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | hepatic | hepatice | hepatici | hepatice | ||
| definite | hepaticului | hepaticei | hepaticilor | hepaticelor | |||