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hepatotropic

hepatotropic adjective: having an especial attraction or affinity for, or an effect on, the liver.

Adjective

hepatotropic (comparative more hepatotropic, superlative most hepatotropic)

  1. Having an especial attraction or affinity for, or an effect on, the liver

Forms of hepatotropic

comparativemore hepatotropic
superlativemost hepatotropic

Origin of hepatotropic

From hepato- + -tropic.

Questions about hepatotropic

What does hepatotropic mean?
Hepatotropic means having an especial attraction or affinity for, or an effect on, the liver.
What part of speech is hepatotropic?
Hepatotropic is an adjective.

Words near hepatotropic in the dictionary

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

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