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Definition of Hepatic
1. Noun. Any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses.
Exact synonyms: Liverwort
Generic synonyms: Bryophyte, Nonvascular Plant
Specialized synonyms: Hornwort, Leafy Liverwort, Scale Moss, Hepatica, Marchantia Polymorpha
Group relationships: Class Hepaticae, Class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida
Generic synonyms: Bryophyte, Nonvascular Plant
Specialized synonyms: Hornwort, Leafy Liverwort, Scale Moss, Hepatica, Marchantia Polymorpha
Group relationships: Class Hepaticae, Class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida
2. Adjective. Pertaining to or affecting the liver. "Hepatic cirrhosis"
Partainyms: Liver
Definition of Hepatic
1. a. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.
Definition of Hepatic
1. a drug acting on the liver [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hepatic
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