Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepatobiliary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
hep-a-to-bil-iary
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gall bladder

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- English biliary English hepatobiliary From hepato- + biliary.

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Questions

What does hepatobiliary mean?
Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gall bladder
Where does hepatobiliary come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- English biliary English hepatobiliary From hepato- + biliary.

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