hepatitis B

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noun Pathology.

a form of hepatitis caused by a DNA virus (hepatitis B virus, or HBV ) that persists in the blood, characterized by a long incubation period: usually transmitted by sexual contact or by injection or ingestion of infected blood or other bodily fluids.

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Also called serum hepatitis.

Origin of hepatitis B

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby hepatitis B

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, hepatitis C

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How to use hepatitis B in a sentence

A former OSHA official under the Obama administration said to my colleagues at The Washington Post that the agency decided against mandating a hepatitis B vaccine for workers who regularly come into contact with blood.
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Vaccines are now available for hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver cancer, and human papillomavirus, responsible for most cervical cancers.
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Unlike with other vaccines such as hepatitis B, at this time health authorities are not recommending a repeat dose of the coronavirus vaccines for people who do not make antibodies.
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By the 1960′s, researchers discovered another form, hepatitis B, a blood-borne liver infection.
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It’s also been used as a treatment for rabies, hepatitis B, measles, Ebola, MERS, and SARS.
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John B. Stetson was born in 1830 in New Jersey, the son of a hat maker.
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Just another example of a guy in a John B. Stetson hat saving the day.
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Liz G., one half of “Publizity” [the other half of which, Liz B, is played by Jenny Slate] is one of the best on the show.
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Army B-squad players who fail to make it onto the varsity team after a year or two usually quit football.
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More, Queen B officially became the most Grammy-nominated woman of all time.
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Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
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A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
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The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
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Aunty Rosa sat him upon a table and told him that A B meant ab.
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British Dictionary definitions for hepatitis B

hepatitis B

noun

a form of hepatitis caused by a virus transmitted by infected blood (as in transfusions), contaminated hypodermic needles, sexual contact, or by contact with any other body fluidFormer name: serum hepatitis

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hepatitis B

hepatitis B

A form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that often persists in the blood serum and can cause chronic liver damage. Hepatitis B is usually transmitted by infected blood products (as through transfusion), by contaminated needles, or by exposure to infected bodily fluids through sexual intercourse.serum hepatitis