hepatotoxic
adjective
hep·a·to·tox·ic
ˌhe-pə-tō-ˈtäk-sik 
hi-ˌpa-tə-
hi-ˌpa-tə-
: relating to or causing injury to the liver
hepatotoxic drugs
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One of the largest organ-chip studies to date found that each of the 22 hepatotoxic drugs used in the study had previously been found to be safe in animal studies, only to be reclassified as toxic once given to patients.
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Jim Corbett, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
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hepatotoxic
adjective
he·pa·to·tox·ic
ˌhep-ət-ō-ˈtäk-sik
hi-ˌpat-ə-ˈtäk-
hi-ˌpat-ə-ˈtäk-
: relating to or causing injury to the liver
hepatotoxic drugs
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