subhepatic

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adjective

Below the liver

Similar
infrahepatic
Opposite
suprahepatic
OriginEnglish hepatic ← Middle English epatik ← Late Latin hepaticus →
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Meanings

adjectivesubhepatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBelow the liver

    Synonyms: infrahepatic · Antonyms: suprahepatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBelow the liver

Similar
infrahepatic
Opposite
suprahepatic
Also see
infrahepatic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  9. Ancient Greekἧπαρ (hêpar)
  10. Ancient Greekἡπατικός (hēpatikós)
  11. Late Latinhepaticus
  12. Middle Englishepatik
  13. Englishhepatic
  14. Englishsubhepatic

From sub- + hepatic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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