Synonyms of hepatitis b

Noun


1. hepatitis B, serum hepatitis, viral hepatitis

usage: 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

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