hepatitis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hep′ə tī′tis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hep•a•ti•tis /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the liver.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hep•a•ti•tis  (hep′ə tī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
  • Greek hēpatîtis. See hepat-, -itis
  • 1720–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hepatitis / ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs/
  1. inflammation of the liver, characterized by fever, jaundice, and weakness
    See hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C
'hepatitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
HBV - Rubarth's disease - delta hepatitis - delta virus - enterohepatitis - hep - hepatitis A - hepatitis B - hepatitis C - hepatitis delta - hepatitis non-A, non-B - infectious canine hepatitis - infectious hepatitis - jaundice - non-A, non-B hepatitis - serum hepatitis

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