hepatitis
/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/
hepatitis noun: inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
Noun
hepatitis (countable and uncountable, plural hepatitises or hepatitides)
- 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
hepatitis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
hepatitis in Hindi
- liver inflammation
- हेपेटाइटिस hepeṭāiṭis
hepatitis in Tamil
- கல்லீரல் அழற்சி, கல்லீரல் வீக்கம், ஈரலழல், ஈரல் அழற்சி
hepatitis in Marathi
- hepatitis
- यकृत yakrut
hepatitis in Bengali
- liver inflammation
- হেপাটাইটিস hepaṭaiṭiś
More languagesFewer languages
- hepatitis in Tagalog
- magang-atay
- hepatitis in Arabic
- اِلْتِهَاب الْكَبِد iltihāb al-kabid
- hepatitis in Thai
- ตับอักเสบ dtàp-àk-sàyp
- hepatitis in Vietnamese
- viêm gan
Examples of hepatitis in a sentence
- The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.
- The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick.
- Hepatitic diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatitis A are preventable through a healthy lifestyle including vaccination and good diet.
Forms of hepatitis
| plural | hepatitises |
|---|---|
| plural | hepatitides |
Origin of hepatitis
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.
Words formed from hepatitis
Phrases with hepatitis
Questions about hepatitis
- What does hepatitis mean?
- Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
- What is hepatitis in Hindi?
- Hepatitis in Hindi is हेपेटाइटिस (hepeṭāiṭis). See Hepatitis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hepatitis?
- Hepatitis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hepatitis?
- Hepatitis is pronounced /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/.
- What is the plural of hepatitis?
- The plural of hepatitis is hepatitises.
Words near hepatitis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hepatitis (page history and authors); hepatitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); यकृत (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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