hepatic

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hɪˈpætɪk/ (US) IPA(key): /həˈpætɪk/, /hɪˈpætɪk/ Rhymes: -ætɪk Hyphenation: he‧pat‧ic === Adjective === hepatic (not comparable) Of or relating to the liver. Acting on or occurring in the liver. Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hepatic (plural hepatics) Any compound that acts on the liver. A liverwort (kind of plant) ==== Derived terms ==== hepaticology ==== Translations ==== === See also === liverwort Appendix:Colors === Further reading === “hepatic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hepatic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hepatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === aphetic == Interlingua == === Adjective === hepatic (not comparable) hepatic (pertaining to the liver) ==== Related terms ==== hepate == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hépatique. === Adjective === hepatic m or n (feminine singular hepatică, masculine plural hepatici, feminine/neuter plural hepatice) hepatic ==== Declension ====