hepatic

[ hi-pat-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the liver.
2. acting on the liver, as a medicine.
3. liver-colored; dark reddish-brown.
4. Botany. belonging or pertaining to the liverworts.

noun

1. a medicine acting on the liver.
2. a liverwort.

hepatic

/ hɪˈpætɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the liver
2. botany of or relating to the liverworts
3. having the colour of liver

noun

1. obsolete.
   any of various drugs for use in treating diseases of the liver
2. a less common name for a liverwort

hepatic

/ hĭ-păt′ĭk /

1. Relating to or involving the liver.

Other Words From

• nonhe·patic adjective noun
• posthe·patic adjective
• subhe·patic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatic¹

1350–1400; Middle English epatik ≪ Latin hēpaticus < Greek hēpatikós. See hepato-, -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatic¹

C15: from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpar liver

Example Sentences

Finally, the researchers guided the corrected stem cells to differentiate into liver cells to see whether the disease that impairs hepatic function was actually cured and that the fixed cells no longer produced the harmful argininosuccinic acid.

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In the process, they observed that human Kallistatin improves hepatic insulin sensitivity in diet-induced obese mice.

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Aside from fecal samples, hepatic or liver tissues had the highest concentrations of iron, manganese, mercury, molybdenum and selenium in most species; renal or kidney tissues had the highest concentrations of cadmium; skin had the highest concentrations of zinc; and copper, arsenic and lead concentrations were primarily distributed among the liver and kidneys.

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"This proved conclusive: the microrobots preferentially navigated the branches of the hepatic artery which were targeted by the algorithm and reached their destination."

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"First of all, using artificial intelligence, we need to optimize real-time navigation of the microrobots by detecting their location in the liver and also the occurrence of blockages in the hepatic artery branches feeding the tumour," said Soulez.

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