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Definition of infectious hepatitis in English:

infectious hepatitis

noun

  • Hepatitis resulting from infection; (in later use) specifically hepatitis A or other viral hepatitis spread by contaminated water, food, etc.; an instance or type of such hepatitis.

Origin

Late 19th century. After French hépatite infectieuse; compare German infektiöse Hepatitis (1892 or earlier.