| hepatica | Origin: NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds. 1. <botany> A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup. 2. <botany> Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticae; called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticae, in the Supplement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| arteria hepatica communis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, coeliac; branches, right gastric, gastroduodenal, and proper hepatic. Synonym: arteria hepatica communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| arteria hepatica propria | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common hepatic; branches, right and left hepatic. Synonym: arteria hepatica propria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Capillaria hepatica | Species of threadworm that infects the liver in rodents; occasionally reported from man. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars hepatica | The larger cranial division of the primitive embryonic hepatic bud, developing into the liver proper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porphyria hepatica | A category of porphyria that includes porphyria cutanea tarda, variegate porphyria, and coproporphyria. Synonym: porphyria hepatica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fasciola hepatica | A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle. (12 Dec 1998) |