肝炎
Meanings
1
hepatitis; inflammation of the liver
Medical term for inflammation of the liver. Common in health, hospital, and news contexts, especially in compounds such as B型肝炎 and 急性肝炎.
He was tested for hepatitis B.
I was hospitalized for a week with acute hepatitis.
Usage patterns
- 肝炎にかかるto contract hepatitis
He contracted hepatitis while traveling.
- 肝炎を発症するto develop hepatitis
The test results showed that she had developed acute hepatitis.
- 肝炎ウイルスに感染するto be infected with a hepatitis virus
One can also become infected with a hepatitis virus through a blood transfusion.
- 肝炎の予防接種を受けるto get vaccinated against hepatitis
I got vaccinated against hepatitis before going abroad.
- 肝炎が悪化するfor hepatitis to worsen
When he stopped treatment, his hepatitis worsened.