enterohepatic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to both the liver and the intestine

OriginEnglish hepatic ← Middle English epatik ← Late Latin hepaticus →
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Meanings

adjectiveenterohepatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to both the liver and the intestine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Ancient Greekἡπατικός (hēpatikós)
  7. Late Latinhepaticus
  8. Middle Englishepatik
  9. Englishhepatic
  10. Englishenterohepatic

From entero- + hepatic.

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Translations

Finnish enterohepaattinen
  • enterohepaattinenof or pertaining to both liver and intestines

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hepatoenteric
Cite this entry
APA

enterohepatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterohepatic

MLA

“enterohepatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterohepatic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterohepatic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterohepatic.

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