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hepatotoxic

hepatotoxic

1 9.9
Harmful to the liver
  • adjective
  • /ˌhɛpəˈtoʊtɪk/
  • Specialized
: hepatotóxico
  • It's essential to monitor liver function in patients taking hepatotoxic drugs to prevent complications.

Examples

  • Long-term use of certain medications can be hepatotoxic, potentially causing serious liver damage.

  • Are patients likely to receive other hepatotoxic drugs or to be at higher risk due to kinetic interactions, etc.?

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  • Quote high use of potentially hepatotoxic botanicals.

  • Tylenol, used on a regular basis, is hepatotoxic and can prove fatal.

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  • I know the FDA players, and in every case, the so-called experts inside the FDA made the wrong call (i.e., the drug was exceptionally hepatotoxic when they dismissed the signal).

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  • ATSDR (2001) also reported studies finding massive, acute inhalation possibly inducing neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, and hepatotoxic effects, respiratory distress, and cardiac arrhythmia.

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  • Tylenol is hepatotoxic when taken in high doses and can lead to liver failure.

Surface Forms

hepatotoxic positive

Morphology

hepatotoxic = toxic (semi-transparent) = hepato + toxic

The element 'toxic' is a familiar adjective meaning 'poisonous', but 'hepato-' is a medical combining form for 'liver' that is not obvious to average B1 learners, so the compound is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Hepatotoxic joins hepato- from a Greek word for 'liver' and toxic meaning 'poison', like in toxin. So hepatotoxic means 'harmful or toxic to the liver'.