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Hepatic , a. [L. hepaticus, Gr. >, fr. > the liver; akin to L. jecur, Skr. yak>t: cf. F. hépatique.]
- Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.1913 Webster
- Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar.1913 Webster
- (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepaticae, or scale mosses and liverworts.1913 Webster
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.
1913 Webster
- Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.