suprahepatic

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adjective

Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the liver

“supraethmoid vein”

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

adjectivesuprahepatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySituated above, or on the dorsal side of, the liver

    supraethmoid vein

    2 more examples

    supraethmoid branch

    supraethmoid vena cava

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Ancient Greekἡπατικός (hēpatikós)
  11. Late Latinhepaticus
  12. Middle Englishepatik
  13. Englishhepatic
  14. Englishsuprahepatic

From supra- + hepatic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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