hepatitis
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See also: Hepatitis
English
Etymology
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.
Pronunciation
Noun
hepatitis (countable and uncountable, 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.
Derived terms
Translations
liver inflammation
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Further reading
- “hepatitis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hepatitis”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “hepatitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hepatitis f (invariable)
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
hepatitis f (plural hepatitis)
Further reading
- “hepatitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16