different between hepaticology vs hepatic

English

Etymology

hepatic +? -ology

Noun

hepaticology (uncountable)

1. The scientific study of liverworts (Marchantiophyta).

Hypernyms

• bryology

Related terms

• hepatic

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French hepatique, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (h?patikós, “of the liver”), from ???? (hêpar, “liver”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h??pæt?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /h??pæt?k/, /h??pæt?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k
• Hyphenation: he?pat?ic

Adjective

hepatic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the liver.
2. Acting on or occurring in the liver.
3. Of a deep brownish-red color like that of liver.

Related terms

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

hepatic (plural hepatics)

1. Any compound that acts on the liver.
2. A liverwort (kind of plant)

Derived terms

• hepaticology

Translations

See also

• liverwort
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• hepatic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hepatic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hepatic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• aphetic

Interlingua

Adjective

hepatic (not comparable)

1. hepatic (pertaining to the liver)

Related terms

• hepate

Romanian

Etymology

From French hépatique

Adjective

hepatic m or n (feminine singular hepatic?, masculine plural hepatici, feminine and neuter plural hepatice)

1. hepatic

Declension