Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepatically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-at-i-cal-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In terms of or by means of the liver.

Example Sentences

"However, besides the significant decrease in F12 mRNA (LFD: 1 (0.93–1.07), HFD: 0.72 (0.69–0.76); p = 0.001), long-term HFD-feeding also did not result in significant changes in relative mRNA levels of hepatically expressed coagulation factors (S1 Table)."

Etymology

From hepatic + -ally.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hepatic

Derived Forms

enterohepatically

Questions

What does hepatically mean?: In terms of or by means of the liver.
Where does hepatically come from?: From hepatic + -ally.

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