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How to use hepatitis in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. Example: “The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.”

Examples of hepatitis by meaning

nounInflammation 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

More sentences with hepatitis

  • The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.From the entry needlestick injury
  • The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick.From the entry needlestick
  • Hepatitic diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatitis A are preventable through a healthy lifestyle including vaccination and good diet.From the entry hepatitic
  • In the US, sofosbuvir and simeprevir have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.2015, Nicholas J Talley, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e, →ISBN, page 382. From the entry sofosbuvir
  • When his liver function was measured, an acute, fulminant hepatitis was discovered.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 280. From the entry fulminant
  • We all contracted hepatitis B, then non A-non B hepatitis (hepatitis C), and then HIV.1996, Judith Reitman, Bad Blood: Crisis in the American Red Cross, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 214. From the entry graveful
  • The piercing gun cannot be disinfected and therefore there is a risk of transmitting hepatitis and other infections.2024, David Golinkin, “Is Body Piercing Permitted According To Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 193. From the entry gun
  • Vaccination against hepatitis A and B is available.2013, Michael Shankle, The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service…. From the entry transpopulation
  • In sub acute and chronic cases, lower doses of aflatoxin produce chronic effects such as lethargy, unthriftness, lameness, hepatitis and delayed death.2022, Jowel Debnath, Duck Production and Management. From the entry unthriftness
  • Grélard et al.⁸⁷ determined the intimate structure of pseudoviral particles of hepatitis B subvirus using solid-state NMR, light scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy.2015, Slawomir Pikula, Joanna Bandorowicz-Pikula, Patrick Groves, “NMR of lipids”, in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, volume 44, Cambridge…. From the entry intimate
  • A hexavalent vaccine is given including the pertussis ACV combined with vaccines against diptheria, tetanus, polio, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B.2015 July 17, “Genetic Variation of Bordetella pertussis in Austria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry diptheria
  • In humans, HBV infection caused a broad spectrum of diseases, ranging from asymptomatic infection to acute hepatitis to chronic cirrhosis in the liver.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 280. From the entry HBV
  • I had blood tests for HIV, hepatitis and scores of other illnesses, and two MRIs (magnetic resonance imagings, which show internal organs) to rule out cancer.1998 April, Sharon Andrzejewski, as told to Wendy Marston, “‘For five years, I was exhausted, feverish and sick. The doctors said it was…. From the entry magnetic resonance imaging
  • On the good news front, the guide reports that a new hepatitis A vaccine, which is now licensed in Europe, should be available in the United States sometime this year.1994 March 20, James Yenckel, “Health in the Tropics”, in The Washington Post. From the entry globulin
  • It provides longer protection than the current recommended vaccine -- immune globulin (IG) -- against the hepatitis A virus, which means it does not have to be administered as frequently.1994 March 20, James Yenckel, “Health in the Tropics”, in The Washington Post. From the entry globulin

Meaning of hepatitis

  1. noun Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

Full definition of hepatitis

Questions about hepatitis in a sentence

How do you use hepatitis in a sentence?
Hepatitis is used as a noun. For example: “The nurse developed hepatitis as a result of a needlestick injury.”
What is a short sentence with hepatitis?
“Vaccination against hepatitis A and B is available.”
What does hepatitis mean?
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

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