hepatitis

noun eh-pah-TEE-tees Rare

Origin: From Greek hēpatitis, from hēpar (liver) + -itis (inflammation).

Usage Note

Hepatitis is a medical loanword referring to inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a virus. It is invariable in form — the plural is also hepatitis (no -es added). Spanish distinguishes types with letters: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C. The word is always feminine: la hepatitis.

Examples

"Le diagnosticaron hepatitis B tras el análisis."

Natural Translation

He was diagnosed with hepatitis B after the test.

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