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Adjective: hepatic  hi'pa-tik
  1. Pertaining to or affecting the liver
    "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis"
Noun: hepatic  hi'pa-tik
  1. Any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
    - liverwort

Derived forms: hepatics

Type of: bryophyte, nonvascular plant

Part of: class Hepaticae, class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida

Encyclopedia: Hepatic