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    hepatitis C virus

    Pronunciation

    Definition 1

    A virus that causes hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). It is carried and passed to others through the blood and other body fluids. Different ways the virus is spread include sharing needles with an infected person and being stuck accidentally by a needle contaminated with the virus. Infants born to infected mothers may also become infected with the virus. Although patients who are infected with hepatitis C virus may not have symptoms, long-term infection may lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver cancer. These patients may also have an increased risk for certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Also called HCV. (NCI Dictionary)

    Definition 2

    A small, enveloped, positive sense single strand RNA virus in the family Flaviviridae. The genome consists of a single RNA molecule with a single open reading frame. (NCI Thesaurus)

    Definition 3

    Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Hepatitis C virus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

    Definition 4

    an RNA virus which has been shown to be the major etiologic agent of non-A non-B hepatitis and causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide; also associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)




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