(medicine) A type of hepatitis caused by two distinct viruses, A and B; type A is also known as infectious hepatitis, type B as serum hepatitis.
viral hepatitis
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(′vī·rəl ′hep·ə′tīd·əs)
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1. hepatitis caused by any one of three immunologically unrelated viruses: hepatitis A virus; hepatitis B virus; and non-A, non-B virus. n 2. hepatitis caused by a viral infection, including that by Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus.
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n.
Any of various forms of hepatitis caused by a virus, including both hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
hepatitis caused by a virus
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