English Explanatory Dictionary

hepato-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Pertaining to the liver.

Word forms

hepato- hepat-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- From Ancient Greek ἠπᾰτ- (ēpăt-), the stem of ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr, “liver”); compare hepar.

Derived words

hepatocholangioenterostomy hepatocholangiojejunostomy hepatocholangiostomy hepatocholangitis hepatodysentery hepatoflavin hepatogenous jaundice hepatojugularometer hepatojugular reflux hepatolenticular degeneration hepatolienography hepatolienomegaly hepatolithectomy hepatolithiasis hepatomalacia hepatomelanosis hepatomphalocele hepatomphalos hepatonecrosis hepatonephric hepatonephric syndrome hepatonephromegaly hepatoperitonitis hepatopexy hepatophrenic hepatophyma hepatopneumonic hepatoportal hepatorrhaphy hepatorrhexis hepatosplenitis hepatosplenography hepatosplenopathy hepatostomy hepatotherapy hepatotomy hepatotoxemia hepatovirus
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