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hepatitis

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See also: Hepatitis

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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hepatitis (countable and uncountable, plural hepatitises or hepatitides)

  1. Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
    • 2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition:
      Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (liver), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, liver).

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Noun

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hepatitis f (invariable)

  1. hepatitis

Danish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar) +‎ -itis.

Noun

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hepatitis c (singular definite hepatitissen, not used in plural form)

  1. (pathology) hepatitis
    Synonym: leverbetændelse

Declension

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Declension of hepatitis
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative hepatitis hepatitissen
genitive hepatitis' hepatitissens

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From hepato- +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /epaˈtitis/ [e.paˈt̪i.t̪is]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: he‧pa‧ti‧tis

Noun

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hepatitis f (plural hepatitis)

  1. (pathology) hepatitis

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