hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infectionInflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
» Tom was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis.
У Тома обнаружили аутоиммунный гепатит.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
Hepatitis, Leberentzündung
гепати́тgepatít, воспале́ние пе́чениvospalénije péčeni
гепати́тhepatýt
inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
Examples
9 sentencesTom was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis.
ruУ Тома обнаружили аутоиммунный гепатит.
We're checking for hepatitis.
Have you ever been diagnosed with hepatitis?
A new treatment for hepatitis is being studied.
deEin neues Verfahren gegen Hepatitis wird untersucht.
She got hepatitis no wonder she is losing so much weight.
ruУ неё гепатит, неудивительно, что она теряет столько веса.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By sFrom Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.
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Forms
plural: hepatitises / hepatitides| Singular | hepatitis |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable