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hepatitis

noun

Simple meaning

Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin.

Pronunciation

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hehpuhtytuhs

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IPA pronunciation (US)

hɛpəˈtaɪtəs

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Definition

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noun

  1. Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

  2. Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

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This meaning: Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

Used this way, hepatitis is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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viral hepatitisinfectious hepatitisalcoholic hepatitisserum hepatitisautoimmune hepatitishepatitis deltachronic hepatitisactive hepatitis

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • hepatitis anounCompound term

    An acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with…

  • hepatitis a virusnounCompound term

    The virus causing hepatitis A.

  • hepatitis bnounCompound term

    An acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of…

  • hepatitis cnounCompound term

    A viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus.

  • hepatitis deltanounCompound term

    A severe form of hepatitis.

  • infectious hepatitisnounCompound term

    An acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with…

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