What is the meaning of Hepar?

Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (/).

Source: Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), via OPTED

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