hepatic

he·pat·ic  (h-ptk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling the liver.

2. Acting on or occurring in the liver.

n.

A drug that acts on the liver.

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[Middle English epatic, from Old French hepatique, from Latin hpaticus, from Greek hpatikos, from hpar, hpat-, liver; see yk^w in Indo-European roots.]

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hepatic [hɪˈpætɪk]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the liver

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany of or relating to the liverworts

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) having the colour of liver

n

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Obsolete any of various drugs for use in treating diseases of the liver

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a less common name for a liverwort

[from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpar liver]

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hepatic  (h-ptk)

Relating to or involving the liver.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hepatic - any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses liverwort bryophyte, nonvascular plant - any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta hornwort - liverworts with slender hornlike capsules class Hepaticae, class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida - liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales leafy liverwort, scale moss - moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic Marchantia polymorpha, hepatica - a common liverwort
Adj.	1.	hepatic - pertaining to or affecting the liver; "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis"