adj.
- Of, relating to, or resembling the liver.
- Acting on or occurring in the liver.
A drug that acts on the liver.
[Middle English epatic, from Old French hepatique, from Latin hēpaticus, from Greek hēpatikos, from hēpar, hēpat-, liver.]
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