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HEPATITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hepatitis" is a kind of...):
liver disease (a disease affecting the liver)
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hepatitis"):
viral hepatitis (hepatitis caused by a virus)
delta hepatitis; hepatitis delta (a severe form of hepatitis)
Context examples:
The family includes the hepatitis C and hepatitis G viruses.
(Flaviviridae, NCI Thesaurus)
An inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) inhibitor with activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV).
(Merimepodib, NCI Thesaurus)
Hepatitis developing during the neonatal period.
(Neonatal Hepatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
(Filibuvir, NCI Thesaurus)
A nucleoside analog of uridine with activity against hepatitis B virus and herpes viruses.
(Fialuridine, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally bioavailable, peptidomimetic, macrocyclic compound with activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV).
(Ciluprevir, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic pyrimidine analogue with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV).
(Clevudine, NCI Thesaurus)
Elvucitabine has activity against HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
(Elvucitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C infection.
(Allergy Drug Treats Hepatitis C in Mice, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A drug used to treat hepatitis C infections.
(PEG-Intron, NCI Dictionary)
