Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- of or relating to the liver.
- acting on the liver, as a medicine.
- liver-colored; dark reddish-brown.
- Botany. belonging or pertaining to the liverworts.
noun
- a medicine acting on the liver.
- a liverwort.
adjective
- of or relating to the liver
- botany of or relating to the liverworts
- having the colour of liver
noun
- obsolete any of various drugs for use in treating diseases of the liver
- a less common name for a liverwort
late 14c., epatike, from Old French hepatique or directly from Latin hepaticus “pertaining to the liver,” from Greek hepatikos, from hepar (genitive hepatos) “liver” (see hepatitis). As a noun, “medicine for the liver,” from late 15c.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or resembling the liver.
- Acting on or occurring in the liver.
n.
- A drug that acts on the liver.
- Relating to or involving the liver.