| hepatocolic ligament | <anatomy> An inconstant extension of the hepatoduodenal ligament to the transverse colon. Synonym: ligamentum hepatocolicum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hepatocuprein | Former terms for copper-containing proteins found in human erythrocytes and other tissues. See: superoxide dismutase, ceruloplasmin. Synonym: cerebrocuprein, erythrocuprein, haemocuprein, hepatocuprein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatocystic | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts. Origin: Hepatic + cystic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hepatocystic duct | The part of the biliary duct system that is formed by the confluence of right and left hepatic ducts. at the porta hepatis it is joined by the cystic duct to become the common bile duct. Synonym: ductus hepaticus communis, hepatocystic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hepatocystis | A genus of blood-parasitizing haemosporines (family Plasmodiidae) with gametocytes in red cells and cystlike exoerythrocytic schizonts in the liver parenchyma; parasitic in Old World primates, bats, and squirrels, but not in domestic animals or in the western hemisphere. The species Hepatocystis kochi, a common parasite of African baboons and other monkeys, is transmitted by the biting midge, Culicoides. Origin: hepato-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatocyte | <pathology> Epithelial cell of liver. Often considered the paradigm for an unspecialised animal cell. Blood is directly exposed to hepatocytes through fenestrated endothelium and hepatocytes have receptors for sub terminal N acetyl galactosamine residues on asialo glycoproteins of plasma. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatocyte growth factor | <growth factor> Polypeptide mitogen originally shown to cause cell division in hepatocytes. In the liver, the main sources of hepatocyte growth factor are nonparenchymal cells. It is now clear that hepatocyte growth factor is a mitogen for a number of cell types and it is found in many cells outside the liver, including platelets. Hepatocyte growth factor is synthesised as a single chain precursor that is proteolytically cleaved to give a heavy chain (70 kD) and a light chain (30 kD) linked by a single disulphide bond. It contains multiple copies of the kringle domain. However, both the single chain precursor and the two chain forms of hepatocyte growth factor are biologically active and hepatocyte growth factor is generally isolated as a mixture of the two forms. Hepatocyte growth factor also alters cell motility and is now known to be identical to scatter factor. Acronym: HGF (18 Nov 1997) |
| hepatoduodenal ligament | <anatomy> The portion of the lesser omentum that connects the liver and duodenum. Synonym: ligamentum hepatoduodenale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoduodenostomy | Establishme nt of a communication between the hepatic ducts and the duodenum. Synonym: hepatoduodenostomy. Origin: hepatico-+ duodenostomy (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatodysentery | Dysentery associated with liver disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoenteric | Relating to the liver and the intestine. Origin: hepato-+ G. Enteron, intestine (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoenteric recess | A peritoneal recess at the caudal end of the embryonic pneumatoenteric recess; it separates the developing liver and stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoerythropoietic porphyria | An autosomal recessive disorder in which there is a deficiency or absence of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase; results in photosensitivity and excessive hepatic production of 8-and 7-carboxylate porphyrins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatoesophageal ligament | <anatomy> The part of the lesser omentum that extends between the liver and the abdominal part of the oesophagus. Synonym: ligamentum hepatoesophageum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatofugal | Away from the liver, usually referring to portal blood flow. (05 Mar 2000) |