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hepatitis

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hepatitis (noun)
  2. hepatitis A (noun)
  3. hepatitis B (noun)
  4. hepatitis C (noun)
  5. infectious hepatitis (noun)
  6. infectious necrotic hepatitis (noun)
  7. non-A, non-B hepatitis (noun)
  8. serum hepatitis (noun)

hep·a·ti·tis

noun \ˌhe-pə-ˈtī-təs\
plural hep·a·tit·i·des\-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz\ also hep·a·ti·tis·es \-ˈtī-tə-səz\

Definition of HEPATITIS

1
: inflammation of the liver
2
: a disease or condition (as hepatitis A or hepatitis B) marked by inflammation of the liver
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Origin of HEPATITIS

New Latin
First Known Use: circa 1751

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analgesia, angina, diabetes, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with HEPATITIS

adenitis, arteritis, cellulitis, dermatitis, enteritis, gingivitis, Heracleitus, ileitis, keratitis, laryngitis, meningitis, myelitis, pharyngitis, pneumonitis, Polyclitus, prostatitis, retinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, spondylitis, tendinitis, urethritis, vaginitis

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