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hepatic (adj.)

late 14c., epatike, from Old French hepatique or directly from Latin hepaticus "pertaining to the liver," from Greek hēpatikos, from hēpar (genitive hēpatos) "liver" (see hepatitis). As a noun, "medicine for the liver," from late 15c.

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Definitions of hepatic from WordNet
1
hepatic (n.)
any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses;
Synonyms: liverwort
2
hepatic (adj.)
pertaining to or affecting the liver;
hepatic cirrhosis
hepatic ducts
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