- hepatitis
- noun (plural hepatitides; also -titises) 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
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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hepatitis — f. hepat. Inflamación aguda o crónica del hígado. Las causas pueden ser diversas: de tipo tóxico, tras la toma de ciertos fármacos, setas, alcohol y sustancias químicas como el tetracloruro de carbono; de tipo infeccioso, como la leptospirosis,… … Diccionario médico
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hepatitis B — f. hepat. Hepatitis vírica que se transmite fundamentalmente a través de la sangre mediante transfusiones o con jeringas u objetos contaminados con ella. El período de incubación oscila entre 50 y 160 días. También se denomina hepatitis sérica.… … Diccionario médico
hepatitis C — sē n hepatitis caused by a single stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usu. transmitted by infected blood (as by injection of an illicit … Medical dictionary
