What does transhepatic mean?

Most medical terms are usually latin based. "Trans" means to cross, usually a barrier of some sort. "Hepatic" refers to the liver. You may have heard of hepatitis, which is a term used to describe inflammation of the liver. (Hepatic = liver, itis = inflammation of) So....Transhepatic would mean something that crosses the liver. This likely refers to a medication that is able to partially bypass the filtering mechanism of the liver. (which most medications must do in order to still have an effect on the body)