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hepatic.

Of or relating to the liver.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/hɪˈpætɪk/UK/həˈpætɪk/US/hɪˈpætɪk/US
  1. Of or relating to the liver.

    not-comparable
  2. Acting on or occurring in the liver.

    not-comparable
  3. Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Late Latin hepaticusder. Middle English epatik English hepatic From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).

noun/hɪˈpætɪk/UK/həˈpætɪk/US/hɪˈpætɪk/US
  1. Any compound that acts on the liver.

  2. A liverwort (kind of plant)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Late Latin hepaticusder. Middle English epatik English hepatic From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).

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