Virus
hepatitis c virus Audio
hep·a·ti·tis c vi·rus [ heh-puh-ty-tis ... vy-rus ]
Definitions related to hepatitis c virus:
  • A small, enveloped, positive sense single strand RNA virus in the family Flaviviridae. The genome consists of a single RNA molecule with a single open reading frame.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An RNA virus which has been shown to be the major etiologic agent of non-A non-B hepatitis and causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide; also associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Hepatitis C virus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Six clades of the virus exist. But all are considered one species, since serotyping is not yet possible and they do not contain any other taxonomic characteristics except geographic distribution (8th ICTV Report).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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