I. hə̇ˈpad.]ik, -at], ]ēk adjective
Etymology: Latin hepaticus, from Greek hēpatikos, from hēpat-, hēpar liver + -ikos -ic; akin to Latin jecur liver, Sanskrit yakrt, Lithuanian jaknos, jeknos
1.
a. : of, relating to, or affecting the liver
hepatic cirrhosis
b. : resembling the liver in color or form
hepatic aloes
2. archaic : of, relating to, or resembling a liver (sense 6)
3.
[New Latin Hepaticae \]
: of or relating to the class Hepaticae
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Hepaticae
: a plant of the class Hepaticae : liverwort