Body Location or Region
hepatic Audio
he·pat·ic [ hi-pat-ik ]
Definitions related to hepatic:
  • (portal) Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery. Portal is applied to other veins which break up into capillaries; as, the renal portal veins in the frog.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Pertaining to, affecting, or associated with the liver.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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