Dictionary

hepatitis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar)bor. Latin hēpar Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītis Latin hēpatītisder. English hepatitis From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
   • Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans. 2013, Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses, 2nd edition:

Forms

Deriveds

gastrohepatitis · hepatitis delta virus · cholangiohepatitis · perihepatitis · hepatitis D · enterohepatitis · hepatitis A · hepatitis E · hepatitis C · non-A-E hepatitis · hepatitis X · hepatitis B · hepatitis externa · steatohepatitis

Descendants

heptaeyres

Translations (50)

hu hepatitis (liver inflammation) · th ตับอักเสบ (liver inflammation) · tl magang-atay (liver inflammation) · ru гепати́т (liver inflammation) · fr hépatite (liver inflammation) · km រលាកថ្លើម (liver inflammation) · fi maksatulehdus (liver inflammation) · nb hepatitt (liver inflammation) · ro hepatită (liver inflammation) · es hepatitis (liver inflammation) · ca hepatitis (liver inflammation) · el ηπατίτιδα (liver inflammation) · gl hepatite (liver inflammation) · tr hepatit (liver inflammation) · hu hepatitisz (liver inflammation) · hi हेपेटाइटिस (liver inflammation) · uk гепати́т (liver inflammation) · nl leverontsteking (liver inflammation) · ko 간염 (liver inflammation) · cs hepatitida (liver inflammation) · hy հեպատիտ (liver inflammation) · hy լյարդաբորբ (liver inflammation) · de Hepatitis (liver inflammation) · mi mate ate kakā (liver inflammation) · cmn 肝炎 (liver inflammation) · ja 肝炎 (liver inflammation) · be гепатыт (liver inflammation) · sv hepatit (liver inflammation) · fa-ira هِپَاتیت (liver inflammation) · uli heptaeyres (liver inflammation) · de Leberentzündung (liver inflammation) · et hepatiit (liver inflammation) · ar اِلْتِهَاب الْكَبِد (liver inflammation) · pt hepatite (liver inflammation) · vi viêm gan (liver inflammation) · da leverbetændelse (liver inflammation) · ru воспале́ние пе́чени (liver inflammation) · bg хепатит (liver inflammation) · sw homa ya ini (liver inflammation) · hu májgyulladás (liver inflammation) · yue 肝炎 (liver inflammation) · bn হেপাটাইটিস (liver inflammation) · pl zapalenie wątroby (liver inflammation) · it epatite (liver inflammation) · fi hepatiitti (liver inflammation) · nn hepatitt (liver inflammation) · sl hepatitis (liver inflammation) · nl hepatitis (liver inflammation) · pdt Jälesocht (liver inflammation) · da hepatitis (liver inflammation)