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

  • noun An acute viral hepatitis caused by an enterovirus that is transmitted by ingestion of infected food and water and that has a shorter incubation period and causes milder symptoms than hepatitis B.

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  • noun an acute form of hepatitis, transmitted by the orofecal route.

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