First Known Use: 1599
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1hepatic
adjective he·pat·ic \hi-ˈpa-tik\
Definition of HEPATIC
: of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver <a hepatic complaint> <hepatic arteries>
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Origin of HEPATIC
Latin hepaticus, from Greek hēpatikos, from hēpat-, hēpar
Rhymes with HEPATIC
agnatic, aquatic, asthmatic, Carnatic, chromatic, climatic, comatic, dalmatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emphatic, erratic, eustatic, fanatic, judgmatic, komatik, lymphatic, magmatic, neumatic, phlegmatic, plasmatic, pneumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, protatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, Socratic, somatic, spermatic, stigmatic, sylvatic, thematic, traumatic, villatic
2hepatic
noun
Definition of HEPATIC
First Known Use of HEPATIC
1900
Medical Dictionary
hepatic
adjective he·pat·ic \hi-ˈpat-ik\
Medical Definition of HEPATIC
: of, relating to, affecting, or associated with the liver <hepatic injury> <hepatic insufficiency>
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