Disease or Syndrome
acute hepatitis
a·cute hep·a·ti·tis
Definitions related to acute hepatitis:
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Acute hepatic injury resulting from inflammation typically accompanied by increased serum alanine transaminase activity. Etiologies include viral hepatitis, drugs, toxins, and autoimmune disorders.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Acute inflammation of the liver.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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