noun Date: 1978 a hepatitis caused by a flavivirus (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus ) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by illicit intravenous drug use)
HEPATITIS C
Meaning of HEPATITIS C in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012