perihepatic

perihepatic
perihepatic /per-i-hi-patˈik/
adjective (physiology)
Surrounding the liver
ORIGIN:peri- (1) and Gr hēpar, hēpatos liver
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perihepatitis /-hep-ə-tīˈtis/ noun (medicine)
Inflammation of the peritoneum covering the liver

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perihepatic, -hepatitis
see peri- a, c.

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