Use 'hepatic' in medical or scientific discussions about the liver.

Medical Context

'Hepatic' indicates conditions specifically involving the liver, not general illnesses.

Disease Specificity

'Hepatic' sounds technical and professional; not usually used in casual conversation.

Professional Language

 the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart, while the hepatic portal vein brings it from the intestine. This double delivery fills the liver with nutrients, that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants,

What does the liver do?...

 Let me say very clearly that we are at the very early stages, but so far, we have been able to successfully identify the microRNA pattern of pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and hepatic cancer. And currently, we're doing a clinical trial

Hepatic

Medical Context

Disease Specificity

Professional Language

Compare with

Never forget "Hepatic"

WordUp Chrome Extension