Kidney, Liver & Biochemistry

Hepatitis

What does Hepatitis mean?

Inflammation of the liver caused by infection, alcohol, medicines, autoimmune disease or other conditions.

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This is a plain-language Healthway explanation, not an individual diagnosis. The meaning of a term can change with the clinical context in which it appears.