hepatitis
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hepatitis
- /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/
Where it comes from
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.
noun hepatitises · hepatitides
- Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: liver, hcv, hep, hbv, infection, virus, disease, viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, toxic hepatitis, drug-induced hepatitis, liver inflammation, infectious hepatitis, serum hepatitis, catarrhal jaundice
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noun liver inflammation
| Español | hepatitis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 간염 ganyeom |
| 日本語 | 肝炎 kan'en |
| 中文 | 肝炎 gānyán |
| हिन्दी | हेपेटाइटिस hepeṭāiṭis |
| Kiswahili | homa ya ini |
| Português | hepatite |
| Français | hépatite |
| Deutsch | Hepatitis, Leberentzündung |
| Italiano | epatite |
| Ελληνικά | ηπατίτιδα ipatítida |
| Română | hepatită |
| Русский | гепати́т gepatít, воспале́ние пе́чени vospalénije péčeni |
| Tiếng Việt | viêm gan |
| العربية | اِلْتِهَاب الْكَبِد iltihāb al-kabid |
Talk about this word "hepatitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hepatitis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hepatitis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hepatitis "hepatitis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hepatitis.Cite this
@misc{hepatitis_2026,
title = {hepatitis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hepatitis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
