hépatite

See also: hepatite

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”) + -ītis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.pa.tit/
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Noun

hépatite f (plural hépatites)

hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
Synonym: inflammation du foie

hépatite B ― hepatitis B

hépatite C ― hepatitis C

Related terms

hépatique

Descendants

→ Persian: هپاتیت (hepâtit)
→ Turkish: hepatit

Further reading

“hépatite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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