hepatīˈtis noun

1. Inflammation of the liver usually referring to viral hepatitis which can be divided into: (1) hepatitis A, which is caused by a virus encountered in contaminated food and drink (also informal jaundice)
2. (2) hepatitis B, or serum hepatitis, which is caused by a virus introduced by contaminated blood products or hypodermic syringes, etc
3. (3) hepatitis Non-A, Non-B, or Non-A, Non-B hepatitis, which is caused by a virus transmitted in contaminated blood products. All these diseases cause fever, jaundice, and general weakness

hepatization or hepatisation /-ə-tī-zāˈshən/ noun

A liver-like solidification of tissue as of the lungs in pneumonia

hepˈatize or hepˈatise transitive verb

1. To convert into a substance resembling liver
2. To impregnate with sulphuretted hydrogen (obsolete)

hepatˈocyte noun

A liver cell

hepatolˈogist noun

A person who specializes in liver diseases

hepatolˈogy noun

hepatōˈma noun (pl hepatōˈmas or hepatōˈmata)

A cancer of the liver

hepatomegˈaly noun

Abnormal enlargement of the liver

hepatosˈcopy noun

Divination by inspection of the livers of animals

hepatotoxˈic (or /-patˈ/) adjective

Damaging the liver

serum /sēˈrəm/

1. A watery liquid, esp that which separates from coagulating blood
2. Blood serum containing antibodies, taken from an animal that has been inoculated with bacteria or their toxins, used to immunize people or animals
3. The watery part of a plant fluid

serum albumin noun

An albumin (or combination of albumins) that makes up more than half the protein in blood plasma and maintains the osmotic pressure of the blood

serum globulin noun

A globulin (or combination of globulins) containing most of the antibodies in blood plasma

serum hepatitis noun

A virus infection of the liver, usu transmitted by transfusion of infected blood or use of contaminated instruments, esp needles, consequently often occurring in drug addicts

serum sickness noun

A hypersensitivity reaction that sometimes occurs after injection of foreign serum, with fever, rashes, and enlargement of the lymph nodes

serum therapy noun

Serotherapy (see under sero-)