hepatitis
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Hepatitis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hepatitis (plural hepatitises or hepatitides)
- 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.
- 2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
liver inflammation
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Further reading[edit]
- hepatitis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- hepatitis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- hepatitis at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Noun[edit]
hepatitis f (plural hepatitis)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
hepatitis f (plural hepatitis)
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- English terms derived from the PIE root *Hyekʷ-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 4-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English words suffixed with -itis
- en:Diseases
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- ca:Diseases
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