Definitions of hepatitis [ˌhɛp əˈtaɪ tɪs]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hepatitis
inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.

Etymology: (1720–30; < Gk hēpatîtis. See hepato -, -itis)

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1. (noun) hepatitis
inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hepatitis
inflammation of the liver

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. hepatitis
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER.

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