hepatic

Meanings

Plural: hepatics

Noun

any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
Any compound that acts on the liver.
A liverwort (kind of plant)

Adjective

pertaining to or affecting the liver
- "hepatic ducts"
- "hepatic cirrhosis"

Adj

Of or relating to the liver.
Acting on or occurring in the liver.
Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).

Synonyms

liverwort

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 15

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