What is the medical term for a inflamed liver?

Answer 1

Hepa = root word for the liver. Itiis= suffix meaning inflammation, answer is Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver. Some symptoms of hepatitis include:

• Abdominal pain or distention
• Breast development in males
• Dark urine and pale or clay-colored stools
• Fatigue
• General itching
• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
• Loss of appetite
• Low-grade fever
• Nausea and vomiting
• Weight loss

Hepatitis can be caused by:

• Infections from viruses (such as hepatitis A, B, or C), bacteria, or parasites
• Liver damage from alcohol or poisonous mushrooms
• Medications, such as an overdose of acetaminophen, which can be deadly
• Immune cells in the body attacking the liver and causing autoimmune hepatitis

Hepa = root word for the liver. Itiis= suffix meaning inflmation, answer is Hepatitis.
hepatitis
hepatitis

Answer 2

This is called "alcoholic hepatitis". "Alcoholic" means "pertaining to alcohol", and "hepatitis" means "inflammation of the liver".

Answer 3

Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis.

Answer 4

Hepatoenteritis means inflammation of the liver and intestine.

Answer 5

Perihepatitis means an inflammation around the heart. Peri- =around + hepat- =liver + -itis= inflammation.

Answer 6

Perihepatitis is the medical term meaning inflammation around the liver. Pericarditis is the medical term meaning inflammation around the heart.

Answer 7

Hepatitis - Inflammation of liver