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hepatitis

7 entries found.
  1. hepatitis
  2. hepatitis A
  3. hepatitis B
  4. hepatitis C
  5. infectious hepatitis
  6. non–A, non–B hepatitis
  7. serum hepatitis

Main Entry:
hep·a·ti·tis Listen to the pronunciation of hepatitis
Pronunciation:
\ˌhe-pə-ˈtī-təs\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural hep·a·tit·i·des Listen to the pronunciation of hepatitides \-ˈti-tə-ˌdēz\ also hep·a·ti·tis·es \-ˈtī-tə-səz\
Etymology:
New Latin
Date:
circa 1751
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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