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Medical Definition of Hepatotoxic

  • Medical Author:
    William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

    Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

Reviewed on 10/30/2018

Hepatotoxic: Being injurious to the liver. For example, alcoholic beverages and acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) can be hepatotoxic.

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Reviewed on 10/30/2018