subhepatic

from The Century Dictionary.

• In anatomy and zoology: Of doubtful or disputed hepatic character, as a glandular tissue of some invertebrates, which resembles that of the liver.
• Lying under the liver, on the ventral side of hepatic lobules; sublobular, as ramifications of the portal vein in the liver.
• Situated beneath the hepatic region: specifically applied to an anterolateral division of the ventral surface of the carapace in brachyurous crustaceans. See Brachyura (with cut).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• adjective (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the liver; -- applied to the interlobular branches of the portal vein.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• adjective anatomy Below the liver