Definition of: hepatic

(hi·pat′ik) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the liver.
2. Occurring in, affecting, or acting upon the liver.
3. Bot. Pertaining to or resembling a class of plants, the liverworts.
4. Liver-colored.
—noun
1. A drug acting on the liver.
2. A liverwort. Also he·pat′i·cal. [<L hepaticus <Gk. hēpatikos <hēpar the liver]

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