hepatitis
hepatitis
Definition
hepa·ti·tis (hep′ə tīt′is)
noun pl. hepatitides -·tit′i·des′ (-tit′ə dēz′)
inflammation of the liver, often accompanied by fever and jaundice
hepatitis
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- cause: Hepatitis A, sometimes called hep A or HAV, is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus.
Converse of object
- treat: Because the damage resembled that caused by viruses, the scientists suspect avocado extract might be useful to treat viral hepatitis.
- cause: There are many types of virus which can cause hepatitis.
- include: Infectious Diseases These include Hepatitis that typically features severe depression in the recovery phase.
- develop: Hepatitis E should be considered if a pregnant woman develops acute hepatitis after recently returning from an endemic area.
- call: There are several forms of the disease, including hepatitis A ( sometimes called infectious hepatitis ), hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
- have: If you have chronic hepatitis, try to lead a normal life as far as possible.
Adjective modifier
- fulminant: Individual cases of fulminant hepatitis with fatal outcome have been reported in Japan.
- autoimmune: It is important that people with autoimmune hepatitis eat a healthy diet.
- viral: For more information about viral hepatitis, contact the British Liver trust on 01473 276 328.
- alcoholic: What about patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis who deteriorate despite maximum medical therapy?
- chronic: Chronic hepatitis also has a number of different causes.
- acute: For acute hepatitis, double-blind trials have shown mixed results.
Modifies a noun
- B: Taiwan is the first country in the world to provide free hepatitis B vaccinations for children.
- virus: Replication of human hepatitis delta virus: recent developments.
- vaccination: Taiwan is the first country in the world to provide free hepatitis B vaccinations for children.
- vaccine: Randomized trials and observational studies were eligible if they use standard recombinant hepatitis B vaccines.
- outbreak: The hollow fiber dialysers were introduced because of the hepatitis outbreak.
- infection: One patient has been found to have a hepatitis infection which matches the Health Care Worker.
Noun used with modifier
- halothane: Rarely hepatic dysfunction ( sometimes known as " halothane hepatitis " ) is diagnosed when other causes of hepatic impairment have been excluded.
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