Lewis & Short

hēpătĭcus, i, m., = ἡπατικός,

  1. I. belonging to the liver: morbus, Isid. 4, 7, 21.
    Plur. as subst.: hēpătĭci, ōrum, they who have the liver-complaint, Plin. 27, 12, 105, § 130 (in Cels. 4, 8, written as Greek).
  2. II. Liver-colored: aloë, Pall. 11, 14, 8.