hepato-
1.
a combining form meaning “liver,” used in the formation of compound words:
hepatotoxin.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
hepat-
.
Origin
combining form representing
Greek
hēpat-,
stem of
hêpar
liver
British Dictionary definitions for
hepato-
hepato-
combining form
1.
denoting the liver:
hepatitis
Word Origin
from Greek
hēpat-,
hēpar
hepato-
in Medicine
hepato-
or
hepat-
pref.
Liver:
hepatitis.