hepatitis C

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus hepatitis C virus that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.

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hepatitis C British  

noun

1. Former name: non-A.   non-B hepatitis.  a form of hepatitis caused by a virus that is transmitted in the same ways as that responsible for hepatitis B

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Example Sentences

A new rapid test from Northwestern University can diagnose hepatitis C in just 15 minutes -- far faster than current options.

From Science Daily

One day in 2019, while listening to the radio, he heard someone who had hepatitis C, detailing their symptoms and talking about being a victim of the Infected Blood Scandal.

From BBC

Not only do these medications keep people alive by preventing fatal overdoses, but they also reduce the transmission of hepatitis C and HIV.

From Salon

More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV or hepatitis C or both after being given contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.

From BBC

From June, patients signing up to a GP practice, who received a blood transfusion before 1996, will be offered a test for hepatitis C.

From BBC