hepato-
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hepato-
(word root) liverExamples of words with the root hepato-: hepatotoxin
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hepato-
or hepat-pref.
Liver: hepatitis.
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hepato-
or before a vowelhepat-
combining form
denoting the liver: hepatitis.
[from Greek hēpat-,hēpar]
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hepato-
a combining form meaning “liver”: hepatomegaly.
Also, esp. before a vowel, hepat-. [comb. form representing Greek hēpat-, s. of hêpar liver]
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