hepatitis
Medical term Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Inflammation of the liver, often caused by a virus.
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- inflammationThe body's protective response to injury or infection, marked by heat, redness, pain and swelling.
- liverThe largest gland in the body; its main digestive job is making bile.
- virusA tiny infectious agent of genetic material in a protein coat; it can multiply only inside host cells.
- embolusMaterial such as a clot, fat or air bubble that travels in the blood and blocks a vessel.
- etiologyThe cause or origin of a disease.
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