Meanings
nounhepatitis A (uncountable)
- uncountableAn acute form of hepatitis, transmitted by the orofecal route.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matter
Similar
infectious hepatitis
Broader
viral hepatitis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 甲型肝炎, 甲肝
- 甲型肝炎 (gaap³ jing⁴ gon¹ jim⁴)acute form of hepatitis
- 甲肝 (gaap³ gon¹)acute form of hepatitis
- A型肝炎 (ei¹ jing⁴ gon¹ jim⁴)acute form of hepatitis
- A肝 (ei¹ gon¹)acute form of hepatitis
Chinese Mandarin 甲型肝炎, 甲肝
- 甲型肝炎 (jiǎxíng gānyán)acute form of hepatitis
- 甲肝 (jiǎgān)acute form of hepatitis
- A型肝炎 (ēixíng gānyán)acute form of hepatitis
- A肝 (ēigān)acute form of hepatitis
Dutch hepatitis A
- hepatitis Aacute form of hepatitis
Finnish hepatiitti A
- hepatiitti Aacute form of hepatitis
French hépatite A
- hépatite Aacute form of hepatitis
German Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis Aacute form of hepatitis
Italian epatite A
- epatite Aacute form of hepatitis
Japanese A型肝炎
- A型肝炎 (ē-gata kan'en)acute form of hepatitis
Korean A형 간염
- A형 간염 (eihyeong ganyeom)acute form of hepatitis
Persian هپاتیت آ
- هپاتیت آ (hepâtit-e â)acute form of hepatitis
Polish WZW typu A, wirusowe zapalenie wątroby typu A
- WZW typu Aacute form of hepatitis
- wirusowe zapalenie wątroby typu Aacute form of hepatitis
Portuguese hepatite A
- hepatite Aacute form of hepatitis
Romanian hepatită A
- hepatită Aacute form of hepatitis
Russian гепати́т A
- гепати́т A (gepatít A)acute form of hepatitis
Spanish hepatitis A
- hepatitis Aacute form of hepatitis
Swedish hepatit A
- hepatit Aacute form of hepatitis
Vietnamese viêm gan A
- viêm gan Aacute form of hepatitis
Cite this entry
APA
hepatitis A. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatitis%20A
MLA
“hepatitis A.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatitis%20A. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatitis A,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatitis%20A.
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