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hepatitis A

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 1970–75

Words nearby hepatitis A

hepatic porphyria, hepatic portal vein, hepatic vein, hepatitic, hepatitis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis B core antigen, hepatitis B e antigen, hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B vaccine
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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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Medical definitions for hepatitis A

hepatitis A

n.

A form of viral hepatitis caused by an enterovirus that does not persist in the blood serum, is transmitted by ingestion of infected food and water, and has a shorter incubation and milder symptoms than hepatitis B.infectious hepatitis
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