hepatitis B

he·pa·ti·tisb

uncommon

noun

an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids

Synonyms

hepatitis B
serum hepatitis

Related words

Broader terms

viral hepatitis

Grammar

noun
singular	hepatitis b
plural	hepatitis bs

Nearby words

hepatic tanager hepatic vein hepatitis hepatitis A hepatitis A virus hepatitis C hepatitis delta hepatocarcinoma hepatocellular carcinoma hepatoflavin

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