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hepatitis B: Meaning and Definition of
hepatitis B
Pronunciation: [key]
— Pathol. Pathol.
- a form of hepatitis caused by a DNA virusorthat persists in the blood, characterized by a long incubation period: usually transmitted by sexual contact or by injection or ingestion of infected blood or other bodily fluids. Also called
