Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepatocellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: hep-a-to-cel-lu-lar
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver

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 cellular English hepatocellular From hepato- + cellular.

Derived Forms

interhepatocellular intrahepatocellular nonhepatocellular

Phrases

hepatocellular adenoma hepatocellular carcinoma hepatocellular fusion hepatocellular jaundice

Questions

What does hepatocellular mean?: Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver
Where does hepatocellular 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 cellular English hepatocellular From hepato- + cellular.

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