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hepatotrophic

hepatotrophic adjective: that feeds on liver (or a liver extract). Also the misspelling of hepatotropic.

Adjective

hepatotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on liver (or a liver extract)

Also used as

hepatotrophic is also the misspelling of hepatotropic.

Origin of hepatotrophic

From hepato- + -trophic.

Questions about hepatotrophic

What does hepatotrophic mean?
Hepatotrophic means that feeds on liver (or a liver extract).
What part of speech is hepatotrophic?
Hepatotrophic is an adjective.

Words near hepatotrophic in the dictionary

  1. hepatotoxicity
  2. hepatotoxicology
  3. hepatotoxicosis
  4. hepatotoxin
  5. hepatotoxins
  6. hepatotrophic
  7. hepatotropic
  8. hepatotropism
  9. hepatotumorigenesis
  10. hepatoumbilical
  11. hepatoveno-occlusive

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