hepatic
hepatic — adjective
- hepaticpositive
- more hepaticcomparative
- most hepaticsuperlative
1. connected with the liver — used to describe medical conditions, treatments, and
connected with the liver — used to describe medical conditions, treatments, and body structures that involve or affect this organ
The doctor told Arjun that his hepatic test results showed a healthy liver.
hepatic + noun (test)
Yuki was sent to the hepatic unit of the hospital for further tests.
hepatic unit — specialist hospital ward
Hepatic damage from the virus was worse than the doctors had expected.
The specialist explained that hepatic cells help clean waste from the blood.
A diet low in salt can help patients with certain hepatic conditions feel better.
文法句型
hepatic + noun
用法筆記
Used mainly in medical and scientific writing; in everyday speech, phrases such as 'liver disease' or 'liver test' are more common.
常見錯誤
hepatic — noun
1. a small, flat, green plant without flowers or true roots that grows in damp or s
a small, flat, green plant without flowers or true roots that grows in damp or shady places, belonging to a group of non-vascular plants
The forest floor was covered with a soft green layer of hepatic plants.
hepatic plants — plural, refers to the group
Under the microscope, the hepatic showed a beautiful pattern of tiny leaf-like shapes.
Hepatic species grow best in damp soil near streams or in shaded gardens.
The biology students collected samples of hepatic from the wet wall behind the school.
Hepatic plants spread by growing flat across the soil instead of upward like flowers.
- liverwort
the everyday name for the same group of plants; 'hepatic' is the formal botanical term
用法筆記
The common name for these plants is 'liverwort'; 'hepatic' is the technical term used in formal botanical writing.