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hepatitis

/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
hep-ati-tis
IPA
/ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *yókʷr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkʷər Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar)bor. Latin hēpar Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītis Latin hēpatītisder. English hepatitis From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hēpatītis, ἧπαρ

Usage

Inflected Forms

hepatitises (plural) hepatitides (plural)

Derived Forms

cholangiohepatitis enterohepatitis gastrohepatitis perihepatitis steatohepatitis

Phrases

hepatitis A hepatitis B hepatitis C hepatitis D hepatitis delta virus hepatitis E hepatitis externa hepatitis X

Rhymes With

arthritis titus meningitis bronchitis encephalitis osteoarthritis detritus gastritis laryngitis situs mastoiditis pleuritis

Questions

How do you pronounce hepatitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/.
What does hepatitis mean?
Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
Where does hepatitis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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