hepar /hēˈpär/

An old name for liver-coloured compounds of sulphur

heparin /hepˈə-rin/ noun

A complex substance formed in tissues of liver, lung, etc that delays clotting of blood, used in medicine and surgery

hepatecˈtomy noun

Excision of the liver

hepatic /hi-patˈik/ adjective

1. Relating to or acting on the liver
2. Relating to liverworts
3. Liver-coloured

1. A liverwort
2. A hepatic medicine

Hepatˈica noun

1. A genus of plants with three-lobed leaves, once classed as a section of the Anemone genus
2. The common liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
3. (in pl) Hepatˈicae /-sē/ liverworts

hepatˈical adjective

hepaticologˈical adjective

hepaticolˈogist noun

A person who studies liverworts

hepaticolˈogy noun

hepˈatite noun

A variety of barytes with a sulphureous stink

hepatīˈtis noun

1. Inflammation of the liver usually referring to viral hepatitis which can be divided into: (1) hepatitis A, which is caused by a virus encountered in contaminated food and drink (also informal jaundice)
2. (2) hepatitis B, or serum hepatitis, which is caused by a virus introduced by contaminated blood products or hypodermic syringes, etc
3. (3) hepatitis Non-A, Non-B, or Non-A, Non-B hepatitis, which is caused by a virus transmitted in contaminated blood products. All these diseases cause fever, jaundice, and general weakness

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