prehepatic

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ hepatic.

Adjective

prehepatic (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) anterior to the liver.
  2. (anatomy, biochemistry) upstream of the liver in the circulation of the hepatic portal system; and thus, before the metabolic effect of the liver.
    • 2015 June 12, Jeanne Mendell et al., “The Effect of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of Edoxaban in Healthy Adults”, in Clinical Drug Investigation‎[1], volume 35, →DOI:
      Administration of intravenous edoxaban with and without rifampin may have differentiated the prehepatic versus hepatic effects of rifampin on parent and metabolite exposure.

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