hepatic

he·pat·ic | \ hi-ˈpa-tik

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Definition of hepatic

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: of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver a hepatic complaint hepatic arteries

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Examples of hepatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Huge weight off the hepatic artery on that last one, can’t thank you enough. — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "The key to surviving the holiday party season, from me, your liver," 12 Dec. 2019 The Cambridge biotech’s new drug is called givosiran and treats a condition called acute hepatic porphyria. — BostonGlobe.com, "FDA approves Alnylam drug for rare genetic disorder - The Boston Globe," 21 Nov. 2019 Only half of the people in one trial for givosiran showed a complete elimination of the attacks that can be a symptom of acute hepatic porphyria. — Kate Sheridan, STAT, "FDA approves Alnylam’s Givlaari, second-ever drug based on RNAi," 20 Nov. 2019 The vast majority of people with acute hepatic porphyria do not have frequent attacks; according to the National Organization for Rare Diseases, just 3-5 percent of people fall into that category. — BostonGlobe.com, "FDA approves Alnylam drug for rare genetic disorder - The Boston Globe," 21 Nov. 2019 The medicine is intended to treat a rare genetic condition called acute hepatic porphyria that can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. — Kate Sheridan, STAT, "FDA approves Alnylam’s Givlaari, second-ever drug based on RNAi," 20 Nov. 2019 Dennis Lee Curry, 63, died from complications of hepatic cirrhosis — cirrhosis of the liver — on May 13. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Authorities say inmate, 51, died in July at San Diego Central Jail," 14 Aug. 2019 The ancient Greeks linked the liver to pleasure: The words hepatic and hedonic are thought to share the same root. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, "The Liver: A ‘Blob’ That Runs the Body," 12 June 2017

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“Hepatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hepatic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020.

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