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Hepatitis

//ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. countable, uncountable

    "Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans."

  2. 2
    inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin wordnet

Etymology

From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.

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