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moppet(medicine)
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hepato-pancreas(medicine)

hepato- (iou) and moppet (medicine)


hepato- (iou)



hepato- combining form of Greek hepar, hepat- liver: see -O-. Before a vowel also hepat-. Cf. HEPATICO-.
hepa'tectomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of all or part of the liver: E20.
hepato'cellular adjective of or pertaining to the cells of the liver M20.
hepa'toma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , a carcinoma of the epithelial cells of the liver E20.
hepatome'galia noun = hepatomegaly L19.
hepato'megaly noun abnormal enlargement of the liver E20.
hepato'pancreas noun (Zoology) a glandular organ of digestion in most crustaceans L19.
hepa'toscopy noun divination by examination of the liver of an animal E18.
,hepato,splenome'galia,
,hepato,spleno'megaly nouns abnormal enlargement of the liver and spleen M20.
hepato'toxic adjective toxic to liver cells M20.
hepatoto'xicity noun hepatotoxic character M20.
hepato'toxin noun any substance toxic to the liver E20.

moppet (medicine)


moppet


1. A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.

2. <zoology> A long-haired pet dog.

Origin: From Mop.

Source: Websters Dictionary