hepatically

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adverb

In terms of or by means of the liver.

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Meanings

adverbhepatically (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyIn terms of or by means of the liver.

    However, besides the significant decrease in F12 mRNA (LFD: 1 (0.93–1.07), HFD: 0.72 (0.69–0.76); p = 0.001), long-term HFD-feeding also did not result in significant changes in relative mRNA levels of hepatically expressed coagulation factors (S1 Table).

    2015 July 16, “Changes in Dietary Fat Content Rapidly Alters the Mouse Plasma Coagulation Profile without Affecting Relative Transcript Levels of Coagulation Factors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hepatic + -ally.

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APA

hepatically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatically

MLA

“hepatically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatically.

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