NOUN | state | hepatitis B, serum hepatitis | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | serum hepatitis | |
Broader | viral hepatitis | hepatitis caused by a virus |
Spanish | hepatitis B | |
Catalan | hepatitis B |
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