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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A viral hepatitis that is either acute or chronic, caused by an RNA virus and occurring either simultaneously with acute hepatitis B or as a superinfection in chronic hepatitis B. It is transmitted primarily by exposure to infected blood or blood products and is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas of the Mediterranean basin.

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  • noun an acute form of hepatitis, transmitted by blood, sexual contact, and body fluids.

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