hepatico-|hɪˈpætɪkəʊ|combining form of hepatic, = hepato-.For further examples see medical dicts.1910Practitioner Mar. 384 The hepatico-cystic confluence.Ibid. 385 Vautrin put a drain in the hepatic duct, thus making a hepaticostomy.1933Med.Rec. 18 Jan. 52/2 Hepaticocholangiogastrostomy..should be used only when other methods are impracticable.
hepatico-/hɪˈpatɪkəʊ/combining form of hepatic: see -o-. = hepato-.