hepatitis
See also: Hepatitis
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hepatitis (countable and uncountable, plural hepatitises or hepatitides)
- Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
- 2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition:
- Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans.
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Translations edit
liver inflammation
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Further reading edit
- “hepatitis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hepatitis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “hepatitis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hepatitis f (invariable)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hepatitis f (plural hepatitis)
Further reading edit
- “hepatitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014