Hepatitis

  • 51Hepatitis E — A rare form of liver inflammation caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV). It is transmitted via food or drink handled by an infected person, or through infected water supplies in areas where fecal matter may get into the water.… …

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  • 52Hepatitis G — Este artículo o sección se encuentra desactualizado. Es posible que la información suministrada aquí haya cambiado o sea insuficiente. La hepatitis G y los virus GB C (GBV C) son virus ARN, que fueron independientemente identificados en 1995,… …

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  • 53Hepatitis — Hepati̱tis [zu ↑Hepar] w; , ...titi̱den (in fachspr. Fügungen: ...ti̱tides): Entzündung der Leber. Hepati̱tis A vgl. Hepatitis epidemica. Hepati̱tis apo|stemato̱sa: Leberabszeß. Hepati̱tis B vgl. Hepatitis epidemica. Hepati̱tis bilia̱|ris: von… …

    Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • 54hepatitis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ acute, chronic ▪ active ▪ viral ▪ infectious ▪ …

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  • 55hepatitis — /hɛpəˈtaɪtəs / (say hepuh tuytuhs) noun inflammation or enlargement of the liver, accompanied by fever or jaundice, and caused by any of various viruses. See hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E, hepatitis G. {New Latin …

  • 56hepatitis C — Pathol. a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood borne retrovirus (hepatitis C virus) that may be of the hepatitis non A, non B type. * * * …

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  • 57hepatitis C — n. pat a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood borne retrovirus(hepatitis C virus)that may be of the hepatitis non A, non B type …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58hepatitis A — noun Date: 1972 an acute usually benign hepatitis caused by a picornavirus (species Hepatitis A virus of the genus Hepatovirus) that does not persist in the blood serum and is transmitted especially in food and water contaminated with infected… …

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  • 59hepatitis B — noun Date: 1971 a sometimes fatal hepatitis caused by a double stranded DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted especially by contact… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 60hepatitis A — (formerly infectious hepatitis; hep ah ti tis) A type of hepatitis that is transmitted by fecal oral contamination; it primarily affects children and young adults, especially in environments where there is poor sanitation and overcrowding. It is… …

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