hepatitis A
noun Pathology.
a normally minor form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood: usually transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water.
Also called
infectious hepatitis.
Origin of hepatitis A
First recorded in 1970–75
British Dictionary definitions for hepatitis a
hepatitis A
noun
a form of hepatitis caused by a virus transmitted in contaminated food or drink
Medical definitions for hepatitis a
hepatitis A
n.
A form of viral hepatitis caused by an enterovirus that does not persist in the blood serum, is transmitted by ingestion of infected food and water, and has a shorter incubation and milder symptoms than hepatitis B.
infectious hepatitis