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INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matter
Synonyms:
hepatitis A; infectious hepatitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("infectious hepatitis" is a kind of...):
viral hepatitis (hepatitis caused by a virus)
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