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hepatitis C — sē n hepatitis caused by a single stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usu. transmitted by infected blood (as by injection of an illicit … Medical dictionary
posttransfusion — post·trans·fu·sion tran(t)s fyü zhən adj 1) caused by transfused blood <posttransfusion hepatitis> 2) occurring after blood transfusion <induction of posttransfusion shock> … Medical dictionary
posttransfusion — ˌ adjective Etymology: post + transfusion 1. : caused by transfused blood posttransfusion hepatitis 2. : occurring after blood transfusion induction of posttransfusion shock … Useful english dictionary
hepatitis — Inflammation of the liver, due usually to viral infection but sometimes to toxic agents. [hepat + itis] Previously endemic throughout much of the developing world, viral h. now ranks as a major public health problem in industrialized nations. The … Medical dictionary
hepatitis G — a posttransfusion disease caused by the hepatitis G virus, ranging in severity from asymptomatic infection to fulminant hepatitis … Medical dictionary
transfusion hepatitis — posttransfusion h … Medical dictionary
Transfusion Transmitted Virus — Taxobox | color=violet name = Transfusion Transmitted Virus virus group = ii familia = Circoviridae genus = Circovirus species = Transfusion Transmitted Virus TT virus (TTV) corresponds to the first member of a new group species of circovirus… … Wikipedia
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Fresh Frozen Plasma — (FFP) is defined as the fluid portion of one unit of human blood that has been centrifuged, separated, and frozen solid at 18° C (or colder) within 6 hours of collection. Other single donor plasma units, either frozen or liquid, may be… … Wikipedia
PTH — Abbreviation for parathyroid hormone; phenylthiohydantoin. * * * parathormone; parathyroid; parathyroid hormone; percutaneous transhepatic drainage; phenylthiohydantoin; plasma thromboplastin component; posttransfusion hepatitis * * * PTH abbr… … Medical dictionary
