English Explanatory Dictionary

posthepatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. posterior to the liver.
  2. downstream of the liver in the circulation of the hepatic portal system; and thus, after the metabolic effect of the liver.

Word forms

posthepatic

Etymology

From post- + hepatic.

Antonyms

prehepatic
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