hepato-
Prefix for liver
Hepato- is a combining form meaning liver, used in medical and scientific terminology: hepatocyte (liver cell), hepatitis (liver inflammation), hepatotoxic (damaging to the liver).
It appears at the beginning of compound words relating to liver anatomy, disease, or function.
Hepatic tissue sample procedure
- ALTLiver function indicator
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- albuminBlood and egg protein
- liver transplantSurgical organ replacement
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- fatty liverLipid accumulation in hepatocytes
- cholestasisImpaired hepatic bile drainage
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- lobuleMinor rounded projection
- sinusoidPeriodic oscillation curve
- bile ductDigestive fluid conduit
- portal veinVessel feeding liver from gut
parenchyma · gallbladder · biliary · left lobe · caudate · quadrate · zonation
Stored glucose polymer
- bileLiver-made digestive fluid
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- drug metabolismBody's chemical processing of medications
conjugation · biotransformation · ketogenesis · protein synthesis · clotting factors
liver biopsy
Hepatic tissue sample procedure
cirrhosis
Irreversible hepatic scarring
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- fatty liverLipid accumulation in hepatocytes
liver
Abdominal detoxifying organ
portal vein · parenchyma · gallbladder · biliary · left lobe · caudate · quadrate · zonation
glycogen
Stored glucose polymer
- bileLiver-made digestive fluid
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
drug metabolism · conjugation · biotransformation · ketogenesis · protein synthesis · clotting factors
- hepatitis CViral liver inflammation, specific strain
- hepatitis BViral disease attacking liver
- viral hepatitisLiver inflammation from infection
- hepatitis vaccineImmunization against liver inflammation
- chronic hepatitisProlonged liver inflammation
- hepatitis testDiagnostic for liver inflammation
hepatic, hepatitis, hepatocyte, hepatology, hepatoma, hepatomegaly, hepatotoxic, hepatectomy