HEPATITIS


Meaning of HEPATITIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-pə-ˈtī-təs ]

noun

( plural hep·a·tit·i·des -ˈti-tə-ˌdēz ; also -ti·tis·es -ˈtī-tə-səz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1751

1. : inflammation of the liver

2. : a disease or condition (as hepatitis A or hepatitis B) marked by inflammation of the liver

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.