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hep⋅a⋅ti⋅tis

  [hep-uh-tahy-tis]
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–noun Pathology.
inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
Origin:
1720–30; < Gk hēpatîtis. See hepat-, -itis
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hep·a·ti·tis   (hěp'ə-tī'tĭs)   
n.   pl. hep·a·tit·i·des (-tĭt'ĭ-dēz')
Inflammation of the liver, caused by infectious or toxic agents and characterized by jaundice, fever, liver enlargement, and abdominal pain.
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Cultural Dictionary

hepatitis [(hep-uh-teye-tis)]

An inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis is most often caused by a virus, but it can be the result of exposure to certain toxic agents, such as drugs or chemicals. One viral form of the disease is spread by contaminated food and water, and other forms by contaminated injection needles and blood transfusions. Symptoms of hepatitis include fever and jaundice.

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Word Origin & History

hepatitis 
1727, coined from Gk. hepatos, gen. of hepar "liver," from PIE base *yequr(t) (gen. *yeqnes), cf. Skt. yakrt, Avestan yakar, L. jecur, O.Lith. jeknos "liver." The ending is Mod.L. -itis "inflammation."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hep·a·ti·tis
Pronunciation: "hep-&-'tIt-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tit·i·des /-'tit-&-"dEz/
1 : inflammation of the liver
2 : a disease or condition (as hepatitis A or hepatitis B) marked by inflammation of the liver —hep·a·tit·ic /-'tit-ik/ adjective
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hepatitis hep·a·ti·tis (hěp'ə-tī'tĭs)
n. pl. hep·a·tit·i·des (-tĭt'ĭ-dēz')
Inflammation of the liver, caused by infectious or toxic agents and characterized by jaundice, fever, liver enlargement, and abdominal pain.

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