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hepatic

he·pat·ic [ hi páttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. anatomy of liver: relating to or affecting the liver

2. colors liver-colored: of a brownish red color like that of liver

3. botany of liverwort family: relating to, belonging to, or resembling the members of the liverwort family of flowerless green plants



noun  (plural he·pat·ics)
Definition:
 
1. drug for liver disease: a drug that treats liver disease

2. plants 
Same as  liverwort


[14th century. Via Latin< Greek hēpatikos< hēpat- "liver (the organ)"]
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