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hepatic

he·pat·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hi-pat-ik]
    • /hɪˈpæt ɪk/
    • /hepˈæt.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hi-pat-ik]
    • /hɪˈpæt ɪk/

Definitions of hepatic word

  • adjective hepatic of or relating to the liver. 1
  • adjective hepatic acting on the liver, as a medicine. 1
  • adjective hepatic liver-colored; dark reddish-brown. 1
  • adjective hepatic Botany. belonging or pertaining to the liverworts. 1
  • noun hepatic a medicine acting on the liver. 1
  • noun hepatic a liverwort. 1

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Origin of hepatic

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English epatik ≪ Latin hēpaticus < Greek hēpatikós. See hepato-, -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hepatic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hepatic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hepatic usage trend in Literature

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