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| he·pat·ic [ hi páttik ] |
adjective |
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1. anatomy of liver: relating to or affecting the liver
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2. colors liver-colored: of a brownish red color like that of liver
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3. botany of liverwort family: relating to, belonging to, or resembling the members of the liverwort family of flowerless green plants
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noun (plural he·pat·ics) |
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1. drug for liver disease: a drug that treats liver disease
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2. plants
Same as liverwort
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| [14th century. Via Latin< Greek hēpatikos< hēpat- "liver (the organ)"] |
