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"Hepatic" means of or about the liver.

"itis" at the end of a word means infection of that organ.

Hepatitis B got its name because it was discovered before Hepatitis A. There is also a Hepatitis C.

Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E all refer to diseases of the liver.

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