Meanings
nounhepatotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural hepatotoxicities)
plural hepatotoxicities
- countableuncountableToxicity that damages the liver.
It is difficult to clarify the hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies, especially if they are comprised of a mixture of several plants or various components of the plant. Moreover, herbal remedies are often applied as automedication, and patients withhold the information that they have used them.
2006, Erwin Kuntz, Hans-Dieter Kuntz, “Drug-induced liver damage”, in Hepatology: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Springer Medizin Verlag, →ISBN, page 553
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
- Ancient Greekἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)
- Englishhepato-
- Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
- Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
- Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
- Latintoxicum
- Latintoxicu
- Frenchtoxique
- Englishtoxic
- Englishtoxicity
- Englishhepatotoxicity
Translations
Finnish hepatotoksisuus
- hepatotoksisuusTranslations
French hepatotoxicité
- hepatotoxicitéTranslations
Greek ηπατοτοξικότητα
- ηπατοτοξικότητα (ipatotoxikótita)Translations
Hungarian hepatotoxicitás
- hepatotoxicitásTranslations
Spanish hepatotoxicidad
- hepatotoxicidadTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hepatotoxicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatotoxicity
MLA
“hepatotoxicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatotoxicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatotoxicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatotoxicity.
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