hepatotoxicity

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Etymology

From hepato- +‎ toxicity.

Noun

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hepatotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural hepatotoxicities)

  1. Toxicity that damages the liver.
    • 2006, Erwin Kuntz, Hans-Dieter Kuntz, “Drug-induced liver damage”, in Hepatology: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Springer Medizin Verlag, →ISBN, page 553:
      It is difficult to clarify the hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies, especially if they are comprised of a mixture of several plants or various components of the plant. Moreover, herbal remedies are often applied as automedication, and patients withhold the information that they have used them.

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