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Definition: Hepatic |
HepaticAdjective1. Pertaining to or affecting the liver; "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hepatic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1902. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Refers to the liver. (references) |
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 | A single malignant breast cancer cell is seen circulating within the hepatic (liver) sinusoids (monoclonal antibody b1.1, abc immunoperoxidase method, hematoxylin counterstain, x500).Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Here we see an acute hepatic inflammatory response due to Salmonella septicemia, noting the presence of interstitial edema and a leukocytic infiltrate.Credit: CDC. |
 | Cells of the hepatic sinusoid.Credit: NIAA. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | One study combined systemic infusion with hepatic irradiation. (references) | |
All of these studies sought to demonstrate an improvement in regional control of hepatic metastases. (references) | ||
In patients with suspected ovarian cancer, other preoperative studies should include assessment of hematologic, hepatic, and renal function. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Hepatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Hepatic" is used about 302 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 302 | 16,684 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "hepatic": Fulminant Hepatic Failure ♦ Hepatic Artery ♦ Hepatic cinnabar ♦ Hepatic colic ♦ hepatic coma ♦ hepatic duct ♦ Hepatic Encephalopathy ♦ Hepatic gas ♦ hepatic lobe ♦ Hepatic mercurial ore ♦ hepatic microsome ♦ hepatic portal vein ♦ hepatic schistosomiasis ♦ hepatic tanager ♦ hepatic vein ♦ Hepatic Vein Thrombosis ♦ Hepatic Veins ♦ Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease ♦ isolated hepatic perfusion. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "hepatic": hepatic-rich, hepatic-tracheal. | |
Ending with "hepatic": non-hepatic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hepatic encephalopathy | 76 |
hepatic | 35 |
hepatic cyst | 28 |
hepatic hemangioma | 22 |
hepatic lipidosis | 17 |
failure hepatic | 14 |
hepatic steatosis | 14 |
function hepatic | 12 |
flexure hepatic | 11 |
coma hepatic | 10 |
hepatic panel | 9 |
aid hepatic | 9 |
hepatic veno occlusive disease | 8 |
hepatic adenoma | 8 |
hepatic portal vein | 7 |
hepatic cirrhosis | 7 |
disease hepatic | 7 |
failure fulminant hepatic | 6 |
hepatic vein | 6 |
cancer hepatic | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "hepatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | hepatik, si mëlçi, ilaç për mëlçinë, i mëlçisë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كبدى. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | червеникавокафяв (foxy, liver-colored, liver-coloured, rufous, russet, titillation, umber), чернодробен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 肝. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | jaterní. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hepatisk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | hepatisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hepaattinen, maksaan liittyvä, maksa-. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | hépatique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | hepatisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ηπατικόσ, ηπατικός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כב"י. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | májgyulladásos. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | epatico (liver). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | aaneagh (liver, liverish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epatichay hepático (hepatite, liverpudlian), hepático, capoeira (barn, barn eggs, Barton, caponier, coop, hen-coop, hen-house, hennery, pen, perchery, perchery eggs, poultry-house). (various references) hepatic (liveried). (various references) печеночный. (various references) hepatičan, jetrin. (various references) hepático (liver). (various references) lever- (livery). (various references) เกี่ยวกับตับ (ทางการแพทย์). (various references) karaciğere iyi gelen, karaciğere ait, karaciğer gibi, karaciğer (liver). (various references) печінковий. (various references) cây địa tiền. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hepatic": hepatica, hepaticae, hepaticas, hepatics. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "hepatic": extrahepatic. (additional references) | |
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"Hepatic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: haptic, Hatpattu, hebetic, hepat, hepathic, hepta, heptic, heratic, herpatic, hokati, hpatic, hubmatic, merpati, nepatic, nepotic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hepatic" (pronounced hupa"tik) |
| 4 | -a" t i k | acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, asymptomatic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, climatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, erratic, fanatic, homeostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, numismatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prostatic, psychosomatic, rheumatic, schematic, semiautomatic, static, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, traumatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: aphetic. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-i-p-t" | |
-1 letter: haptic, hepcat, phatic. | |
-2 letters: aitch, chape, chapt, cheap, cheat, epact, ethic, patch, peach, pieta, pitch, tache, teach, theca. | |
-3 letters: ache, cape, caph, cate, chap, chat, chia, chip, chit, cite, each, eath, epha, epic, etch, etic, haet, hate, heap, heat, itch, pace, pact, pate, path, peat, pech, phat, pica, pice, pita, pith, tace, tach, tape, tepa, thae. | |
-4 letters: ace, act, ait, ape, apt, ate, cap, cat, cep, chi, eat, eta, eth, hae, hap, hat, hep, het, hic, hie, hip, hit, ice, ich, pac, pah, pat, pea, pec, peh, pet, phi, pht, pia, pic, pie, pit, tae, tap, tea, the, tic, tie, tip. | |
-5 letters: ae, ah, ai, at, eh, et, ha, he, hi, it, pa, pe, pi, ta, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-i-p-t" | |
+1 letter: chapiter, empathic, emphatic, haptenic, hepatica, hepatics, pastiche, patchier, pathetic, petechia, phreatic, pistache, whitecap. | |
+2 letters: apathetic, apothecia, cadetship, caliphate, cathepsin, chapaties, chapiters, epitaphic, hepaticae, hepaticas, pastiches, patchiest, peachiest, petechiae, petechial, phenacite, pistaches, poachiest, whitecaps. | |
+3 letters: alphabetic, amphoteric, aphaeretic, apothecial, apothecium, archpriest, birthplace, cadetships, caliphates, cathepsins, chapatties, chaptering, dispatched, dispatcher, dispatches, empathetic, hermatypic, metaphoric, metaphysic, mispatched, mispatches, naphthenic, parritches, pasticheur, patchiness, pathetical, pathogenic, paunchiest, perithecia, phenacetin, phenacites, philatelic, phlegmatic, phonematic, preachiest, preethical, repatching, telepathic, theophanic, unemphatic. | |
+4 letters: aphetically, archpriests, atmospheric, birthplaces, cephalothin, champerties, chiropteran, despatching, diaphoretic, dispatchers, epithalamic, epithetical, feldspathic, hepatotoxic, heptarchies, homeopathic, hyperactive, hyperacuity, hyperstatic, impeachment, metamorphic, metanephric, metaphysics, myelopathic, neuropathic, nonemphatic, orthopaedic, osteopathic, pantheistic, parenthetic, paresthetic, pasticheurs, patchoulies, pentarchies, perithecial, phagocytize, phenacetins, phonetician, prophetical, spaceflight, spirochaete, spirochetal, sympathetic, telegraphic, therapeutic. | |
+5 letters: allelopathic, alphabetical, analphabetic, antipathetic, apothecaries, apothegmatic, archetypical, atmospherics, bathypelagic, cataphoresis, cataphoretic, cephalothins, chalcopyrite, chiropterans, diaphoretics, empathically, emphatically, encephalitic, encephalitis, ethnographic, exophthalmic, extrahepatic, gametophytic, hierophantic, hyperacidity, hyperactives, hyperplastic, hypertypical, hypothetical, impeachments, leptocephali, metaphorical, metaphysical, nephropathic, orthopaedics, outpreaching, overemphatic, pantechnicon, patchinesses, pathetically, pathogenetic, patriarchate, patriarchies, periphrastic, petrographic, phagocytized, phagocytizes, phenotypical, phonetically, phoneticians, phylacteries, phyletically, plainclothes, polycythemia, psychiatries, psychoactive, scyphistomae, sociopathies, sophisticate, spaceflights, spirochaetes, stenographic, sympathetics, technophobia, theosophical, therapeutics, trichopteran. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 65 70 61 74 69 63 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... . .--. .- - .. -.-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01100101 01110000 01100001 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H e p a t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0065 0070 0061 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)42718267867569 |
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