Phrase guide

hepatitis A

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An acute form of hepatitis, transmitted by the orofecal route.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infectious hepatitis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: viral hepatitis

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: hepatit A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Cantonese: 甲型肝炎 (gaap3 jing4 gon1 jim4) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Cantonese: 甲肝 (gaap3 gon1) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Cantonese: A型肝炎 (ei1 jing4 gon1 jim4) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Cantonese: A肝 (ei1 gon1) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲型肝炎 (jiǎxíng gānyán) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲肝 (jiǎgān) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Mandarin: A型肝炎 (ēixíng gānyán) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Chinese Mandarin: A肝 (ēigān) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Dutch: hepatitis A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Finnish: hepatiitti A — acute form of hepatitis
  • French: hépatite A — acute form of hepatitis
  • German: Hepatitis A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Italian: epatite A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Japanese: A型肝炎 (ē-gata kan'en) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Kazakh: вирусты гепатит А (virusty gepatit A) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Korean: A형 간염 (eihyeong ganyeom) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Occitan: epatiti A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Persian: هپاتیت آ (hepâtit-e â) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Polish: WZW typu A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Polish: wirusowe zapalenie wątroby typu A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Portuguese: hepatite A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Romanian: hepatită A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Russian: гепати́т A (gepatít A) — acute form of hepatitis
  • Spanish: hepatitis A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Swedish: hepatit A — acute form of hepatitis
  • Vietnamese: viêm gan A — acute form of hepatitis