INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matter

Synonyms:

hepatitis A; infectious hepatitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("infectious hepatitis" is a kind of...):

viral hepatitis (hepatitis caused by a virus)

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