hepatitis B — bē n a sometimes fatal hepatitis caused by a double stranded DNA virus (species Hepatitis B virus of the genus Orthohepadnavirus, family Hepadnaviridae) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted esp. by contact with infected… … Medical dictionary
hepatitis — /hep euh tuy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever. [1720 30; < Gk hepatîtis. See HEPAT , ITIS] * * * Inflammation of the liver. There are seven known… … Universalium
Hepatitis C — Classification and external resources Electron micrograph of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. The scale = 50 nanometers ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
hepatitis C — sē n hepatitis caused by a single stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usu. transmitted by infected blood (as by injection of an illicit … Medical dictionary
hepatitis — Inflammation of the liver, due usually to viral infection but sometimes to toxic agents. [hepat + itis] Previously endemic throughout much of the developing world, viral h. now ranks as a major public health problem in industrialized nations. The … Medical dictionary
Chronic fatigue syndrome — This article is about the medical condition Chronic fatigue syndrome. For the symptom chronic fatigue, see Fatigue (medical). Chronic fatigue syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 G93.3 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
hepatitis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ acute, chronic ▪ active ▪ viral ▪ infectious ▪ … Collocations dictionary
lupoid hepatitis — n chronic active hepatitis associated with lupus erythematosus * * * chronic active h … Medical dictionary
Hepatitis A vaccine — Hepatitis A Vaccine, (brand names include Havrix or Avaxim), is a vaccine against the Hepatitis A virus. The vaccine protects against the virus in more than 95% of cases and provides protection from the virus for at least ten years. The vaccine… … Wikipedia
hepatitis B surface antigen — n an antigen that is usu. a surface particle from the hepatitis B virus and that is found in the sera esp. of patients with hepatitis B abbr. HBsAg called also Australia antigen * * * (HBsAg) a coat protein antigen of the hepatitis B virus… … Medical dictionary
Chronic active hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus, with characteristic ground-glass cells.
