hepatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /həˈpætɪk/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /hɪˈpætɪk/ (US)
- /hɪˈpætɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the liver.
- (not-comparable) Acting on or occurring in the liver.
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(not-comparable) Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.
In the coal district of Ou-ma-too, a manufacture of sulphate of iron, or green vitriol, is established. A quantity of hepatic iron pyrites, mixed with an equal amount of coal, both being broken into small similar-sized fragments, is accumulated into a pyramidal form, and coated carefully over with lime-plaster. By this process much heat is generated and extricated, and the heap remains untouched until the smoke has totally subsided. The mixture is then removed, thrown into water, and submitted to heat, when crystals of sulphate of iron are obtained by evaporation.
1800, George Newenham Wright et al., China..., page 65:Polyhydrite, a silicate of oxide of iron from Breitenbrun, Saxony, is of a hepatic color, vitreous lustre and opaque...
1842, Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger, “Mineralogical Notices”, in The American journal of science and arts, page 386:In fact his weakness was for alcoholic stimulants. Hence his liver was carefully examined. It was not of the usual hepatic color ; in this case it presented a deep purple-black...
1872, “Remarks on Longevity”, in The Medical and surgical reporter, page 104:Among the most striking to the internal modifications is the gradual change of the liver from the characteristic hepatic color to a bright green.
1893, The Wilder Quarter-Century Book: A Collection of Original Papers, page 438:
Deriveds
hepatical · prehepatic · hepatic vein · hepatic tanager · extrahepatic · retrohepatic · subhepatic · cholehepatic · erythrohepatic · splenohepatic · intrahepatic · hepatic capsulitis · pancreaticohepatic · steatohepatic · antihepatic · hepatic cancer · transhepatic · cardiohepatic · portohepatic · hepatic cinnabar · infrahepatic · hepatic air · hepatic portal vein · suprahepatic · posthepatic · unhepatic · hepatic duct · enterohepatic · hepatically · cystohepatic · perihepatic · nonhepatic · duodenohepatic · hepatico- · gastrohepatic · adipohepatic · neohepatic · parahepatic · hemihepatic · hepatic flexure · anhepatic
Relateds
hepatitis · hepatectomy · hepatica
Translations (36)
fi hepaattinen (relating to the liver) · ro hepatic (relating to the liver) · uk печі́нковий (relating to the liver) · ca hepàtic (relating to the liver) · it epatico (relating to the liver) · sh jetrin (relating to the liver) · cmn 肝臟(的) /肝脏 (relating to the liver) · ja 肝臓の (relating to the liver) · kk бауырлық (relating to the liver) · sh јетрин (relating to the liver) · gv aaneagh (relating to the liver) · pt hepático (relating to the liver) · ar كِبْدِيّ (relating to the liver) · ru печёночный (relating to the liver) · mk црнодробен (relating to the liver) · pl wątrobowy (relating to the liver) · sk pečeňový (relating to the liver) · pl wątrobiany (relating to the liver) · grc ἡπατικός (relating to the liver) · be пячо́начны (relating to the liver) · sl jetrn (relating to the liver) · hi यकृतीय (relating to the liver) · fr hépatique (relating to the liver) · el ηπατικός (relating to the liver) · de Leber- (relating to the liver) · cs jaterní (relating to the liver) · ja 肝臓色の (colour) · fi maksa- (relating to the liver) · tl pang-atay (relating to the liver) · de hepatisch (relating to the liver) · bg чернодро́бен (relating to the liver) · sv hepatisk (relating to the liver) · eo hepata (relating to the liver) · hu máj- (relating to the liver) · ar كَبِدِيّ (relating to the liver) · es hepático (relating to the liver)