hepatitis B

/ˈhɛpəˌtaɪdɪs bi/
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Definitions of hepatitis B
  1. noun
    an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
    synonyms: serum hepatitis
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    type of:
    viral hepatitis
    hepatitis caused by a virus
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