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HEPATIC
hepatic
(adjective) pertaining to or affecting the liver; “hepatic ducts”; “hepatic cirrhosis”
liverwort, hepatic
(noun) any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hepatic (not comparable)
Of or relating to the liver.
Acting on or occurring in the liver.
Of a deep brownish-red color like that of liver.
Noun
hepatic (plural hepatics)
Any compound that acts on the liver.
A liverwort (kind of plant)
Anagrams
• aphetic
Source: Wiktionary
He*pat"ic, a. Etym: [L. hepaticus, Gr. jecur, Skr. yak: cf. F. hépatique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.
2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepaticæ, or scale mosses and liverworts. Hepatic duct (Anat.), any biliary duct; esp., the duct, or one of the ducts, which carries the bile from the liver to the cystic and common bile ducts. See Illust., under Digestive.
– Hepatic gas (Old Chem.), sulphureted hydrogen gas.
– Hepatic mercurial ore, or Hepatic cinnabar. See under Cinnabar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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