hepatic
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1. any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | hornwort, |
| definition | : | liverworts with slender hornlike capsules (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | leafy liverwort, scale moss, |
| definition | : | moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic (noun.plant) |
2. pertaining to or affecting the liver (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | liver, |
| definition | : | large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes (noun.body) |
| pertainym | : | liver, |
| definition | : | large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes (noun.body) |
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