English noun: hepatitis B | |||
| 1. | hepatitis B (state) an acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids | ||
| Synonyms | serum hepatitis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | viral hepatitis | ||