suprahepatic

suprahepatic
Above the liver.

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su·pra·he·pat·ic -hi-'pat-ik adj situated superior to or on the surface of the liver <a \suprahepatic abscess>

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su·pra·he·pat·ic (soo″prə-hə-patґik) superior to the liver.

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