serum hepatitis
- noun
- /ˈsɪrəm ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs/
- Archaic
:
hepatitis sérica
- The patient was diagnosed with serum hepatitis after receiving a contaminated blood transfusion.
Examples
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Before improved screening, serum hepatitis was a major risk associated with blood donations.
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Medical professionals take precautions to prevent the spread of serum hepatitis in hospitals.
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The doctor diagnosed her with serum hepatitis.
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Many patients with serum hepatitis require long-term monitoring.
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Before improved screening, serum hepatitis was a significant risk associated with blood donations.
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Medical professionals take strict precautions to prevent the transmission of serum hepatitis in hospitals.
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The patient developed serum hepatitis after receiving a contaminated blood transfusion.
Synonyms
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4.6
A disease that makes the liver swollen and damaged, usually from a virus or harmful chemical
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3.9
A serious liver infection caused by a virus spread by blood, sexual contact, or other body fluids
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3.2
An illness when a virus infects the liver
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound simply specifies a type of hepatitis associated with blood serum, so a B1 learner who knows 'serum' (blood liquid) and 'hepatitis' (liver inflammation) can infer it refers to hepatitis related to serum/blood. While detailed medical specifics (e.g., exact viral cause or transmission routes) are not derivable, the basic subtype meaning is compositional and follows transparent noun‑noun naming patterns.
Etymology
Serum hepatitis comes from early doctors who noticed people got liver problems after blood transfusions or injections of blood serum. They used the words serum (the clear part of blood) and hepatitis ('liver inflammation'), so the name means a liver illness that comes from infected blood.