Hepatitis
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| Hepatitis | |
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| Term | Hepatitis |
| Short definition | hepatic veno-occlusive disease (heh-PA-tik VEE-noh-uh-KLOO-siv dih-ZEEZ) A condition in which some veins in the liver are blocked. This leads to a decrease in blood flow in the liver and can lead to liver damage. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Hepatitis - (pronounced) (HEH-puh-TY-tis) Disease of the liver that causes inflammation. Symptoms include an enlarged liver, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and dark urine
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