hepatitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce hepatitis in British English:
UK [ˌhepəˈtaɪtɪs]
How to pronounce hepatitis in American English:
US [ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs]
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- Noun:
- inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
Word Origin
- hepatitis (n.)
- 1727, coined from Greek hepatos, genitive of hepar "liver," from PIE root *yekwr- (cognates: Sanskrit yakrt, Avestan yakar, Persian jigar, Latin jecur, Old Lithuanian jeknos "liver") + -itis "inflammation."
Example
- 1. Casey treat was diagnosed with hepatitis c in 2003 .
- 2. Eg. all infants should receive the hepatitis b vaccine .
- 3. He said the changes in liver enzymes are in line with the effects of hepatitis .
- 4. The hepatitis genome was sequenced in 1979 . What has genomics found since ?
- 5. Several university labs are investigating this tactic for combating viruses such as hepatitis c and west nile .