noun
hepatitis D
Medical term for the liver disease caused by the hepatitis D virus.
Ｄ型肝炎はＢ型肝炎ウイルスと同時に感染することが多い。
Hepatitis D often co-infects with the hepatitis B virus.
Hepatitis B; Ｄ型肝炎 requires the presence of the hepatitis B virus to cause infection.
Compound of Ｄ (ディー, from the Latin letter D) + 型 (がた, 'type') + 肝炎 (かんえん, 'hepatitis').