Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrahepatic

/ˌɪntɹəhəˈpætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
in-tra-hep-at-ic
IPA
/ˌɪntɹəhəˈpætɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Within the liver.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Late Latin hepaticusder. Middle English epatik English hepatic English intrahepatic From intra- + hepatic.

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Questions

How do you pronounce intrahepatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɹəhəˈpætɪk/.
What does intrahepatic mean?
Within the liver.
Where does intrahepatic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós)bor. Late Latin hepaticusder. Middle English epatik English hepatic English intrahepatic From intra- + hepatic.

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