1727, coined from Greek hepatos, genitive of hepar "liver," from PIE root *yekwr- (cognates: Sanskrit yakrt, Avestan yakar, Persian jigar, Latin jecur, Old Lithuanian jeknos "liver") + -itis "inflammation."
实用例句
1. Liver cancer is linked to the hepatitis B virus.
肝癌与乙肝病毒存在关联。
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2. As a major health risk hepatitis is second only to tobacco.
肝炎是仅次于吸烟的主要健康隐患。
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3. We should require that every student is immunized against hepatitis B.
我们应要求每个学生都注射乙肝疫苗。
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4. Intravenous drug users are in a high - risk category for hepatitis C.
