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hepatoptosis

hepatoptosis noun: prolapse or posterior displacement of the liver.

Noun

hepatoptosis (countable and uncountable, plural hepatoptoses)

  1. Prolapse or posterior displacement of the liver.

Forms of hepatoptosis

pluralhepatoptoses

Origin of hepatoptosis

From hepato- + ptosis.

Questions about hepatoptosis

What does hepatoptosis mean?
Hepatoptosis means prolapse or posterior displacement of the liver.
What part of speech is hepatoptosis?
Hepatoptosis is a noun.
What is the plural of hepatoptosis?
The plural of hepatoptosis is hepatoptoses.

Words near hepatoptosis in the dictionary

  1. hepatoprotectives
  2. hepatoprotector
  3. hepatoprotectors
  4. hepatoprotein
  5. hepatoproteins
  6. hepatoptosis
  7. hepatopulmonary
  8. hepatopulmonary syndrome
  9. hepatoregenerative
  10. hepatorenal
  11. hepatorenal syndrome

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