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noun Pathology.
a normally minor form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood: usually transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water.
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Also called infectious hepatitis.
Origin of hepatitis A
First recorded in 1970â75
Words nearby hepatitis A
hepat-, hepatectomy, hepatic, hepatica, hepatitis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis delta, hepatitis non-A, non-B, hepato-
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British Dictionary definitions for hepatitis A
hepatitis A
noun
a form of hepatitis caused by a virus transmitted in contaminated food or drink
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