he·pat·ic
hi-ˈpa-tik 
: of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver
a hepatic complaint
hepatic arteries
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New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
An ultrasound showed that the portal vein, hepatic artery and hepatic vein blood flow in the transplanted pig liver were performing normally.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
Other factors also contributed to Adair’s death, including hypertensive cardiovascular disease and hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic alcoholism.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Deaths from most types of liver diseases due to alcohol consumption increased in those years, including alcoholic fatty liver and alcoholic hepatic failure in addition to cirrhosis.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
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Adjective
The main culprits behind this scarring are hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), normally quiet cells that, when activated by stress or inflammation, start producing large amounts of type I collagen, the main scar protein.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
An ultrasound showed that the portal vein, hepatic artery and hepatic vein blood flow in the transplanted pig liver were performing normally.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
Other factors also contributed to Adair’s death, including hypertensive cardiovascular disease and hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic alcoholism.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Deaths from most types of liver diseases due to alcohol consumption increased in those years, including alcoholic fatty liver and alcoholic hepatic failure in addition to cirrhosis.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
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“Hepatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hepatic. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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hepatic
adjective
he·pat·ic
hi-ˈpat-ik
: of, relating to, affecting, or associated with the liver
hepatic injury
hepatic insufficiency
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