inflammation of the liver, often accompanied by fever and jaundice
Word origin
ModL < hepato- + -itis
Examples of 'hepatitis' in a sentence
hepatitis
After hepatitis and a liver transplant, he put the brakes on his drinking.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Three out of four chronic hepatitis C patients suffer liver damage and it increases the risk of liver cancer.
The Sun (2007)
Part of the reason that hepatitis E is missed is that it often causes a very mild illness that goes undiagnosed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Obesity and viral hepatitis, which is responsible for one third of liver disease cases, were also driving the increase.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But if you're not careful, it can now also turn you yellow and give you toxic hepatitis and liver damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At least 55 other cases of the liver disease hepatitis E have been reported and are being studied.
The Sun (2010)
QI have chronic hepatitis B and my white blood cell count is lower than normal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
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Human diseases
In other languages
hepatitis
British English: hepatitis /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs/ NOUN
Hepatitis is a serious disease which affects the liver.
American English: hepatitis
Arabic: إِلتِهَابُ الكَبِد
Brazilian Portuguese: hepatite
Chinese: 肝炎
Croatian: hepatitis
Czech: žloutenka
Danish: hepatitis
Dutch: hepatitis
European Spanish: hepatitis
Finnish: maksatulehdus
French: hépatite
German: Hepatitis
Greek: ηπατίτιδα
Italian: epatite
Japanese: 肝炎
Korean: 간염
Norwegian: hepatitt
Polish: zapalenie wątroby
European Portuguese: hepatite
Romanian: hepatită
Russian: гепатит
Latin American Spanish: hepatitis
Swedish: hepatit
Thai: โรคตับอักเสบ
Turkish: karaciğer iltihabı
Ukrainian: гепатит
Vietnamese: bệnh viêm gan
All related terms of 'hepatitis'
hepatitis A
a form of hepatitis caused by a virus transmitted in contaminated food or drink
hepatitis B
a form of hepatitis caused by a virus transmitted by infected blood (as in transfusions ), contaminated hypodermic needles , sexual contact , or by contact with any other body fluid
hepatitis C
a form of hepatitis caused by a virus that is transmitted in the same ways as that responsible for hepatitis B
serum hepatitis
→ hepatitis B
infectious hepatitis
any form of hepatitis caused by viruses
non-A hepatitis
a form of viral hepatitis , not caused by the agents responsible for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, that is commonly transmitted by infected blood transfusions . The causative virus has been isolated
infectious canine hepatitis
a disease of dogs caused by an adenovirus and characterized by signs of liver disease