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perihepatitis

perihepatitis noun: inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver.

Noun

perihepatitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver.

Synonyms of perihepatitis

Origin of perihepatitis

From peri- + hepatitis.

Questions about perihepatitis

What does perihepatitis mean?
Perihepatitis means inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver.
What part of speech is perihepatitis?
Perihepatitis is a noun.

Words near perihepatitis in the dictionary

  1. perihematomal
  2. perihemorrhagic
  3. perihemotoma
  4. perihemotomal
  5. perihepatic
  6. perihepatitis
  7. periherm
  8. perihermion
  9. periherms
  10. perihilar
  11. perihinal

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