Skip to main content
extrahepatic

extrahepatic

1 8.5
Outside the liver
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛkstrəhɪˈpætɪk/
  • Specialized
: extrahepático
  • The aetiology of cancer of the extrahepatic bile duct is unknown.
  • extrahepatic bile duct
  • extrahepatic bile
  • extrahepatic bile duct cancer

Examples

  • We examined the incidence of extrahepatic bile duct cancer after cholecystectomy in a large population-based group with complete long-term follow-up.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Our findings show unequivocal and striking extrahepatic metabolism of cyclosporin. This metabolism almost certainly took place in the small intestine.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Cholecystectomy causes a markedly reduced risk of extrahepatic bile duct cancer starting around 10 years after the operation.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Theoretically, part of the observations could arise if the diagnosis of extrahepatic bile duct cancer was made earlier due to close medical attention.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Alpha and Beta isoenzymes are present in adult liver, whereas the Gamma isoenzyme is widely distributed in extrahepatic tissues (including the brain).

    Academic text (1991)
  • As gallstones are formed in the gallbladder, the occurrence of extrahepatic bile duct cancer in patients after cholecystectomy is of interest.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Moreover, the female to male ratio (1.5:1) of extrahepatic bile duct cancer (n5) is similar to that of gallstones.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The highest incidence of extrahepatic bile duct cancer is reported among American Indians (n1), who also have a particularly high prevalence of gallstones.

    Academic text (1994)
  • There was agreement on cancer sites in reports filed by clinicians and pathologists for about 70% of the extrahepatic bile duct cancer cases reported to the Swedish Cancer Registry (Table 3).

    Academic text (1994)
  • The doctor explained that extrahepatic conditions can lead to complications in liver function.

How Internal

intrahepatic
  • Specialized
1 8.6
extrahepatic
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Surface Forms

extrahepatic positive

Morphology

extrahepatic = hepatic (transparent) = extra + hepatic

The meaning is a direct combination of the productive prefix 'extra-' (outside) with 'hepatic' (relating to the liver), yielding 'outside the liver'.

Etymology

Extrahepatic breaks into extra- meaning 'outside' and hepatic meaning 'liver', the same root you see in hepatitis. So, extrahepatic means located 'outside' the liver.