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Steatosis vs Hepatitis - What's the difference?

steatosis | hepatitis |

As nouns the difference between steatosis and hepatitis

is that steatosis is (medicine) the abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or organ while hepatitis is hepatitis.

steatosis

English

Noun

(wikipedia steatosis) (steatoses)
  • (medicine) The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or organ

    • Related terms

    * asteatosis * steatotic

    hepatitis

    English

    (wikipedia hepatitis)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.
  • * 2013 , Teri Shors, Understanding Viruses , 2nd edition
    • Hepatitises B and C are the most important chronic viral infections of humans.

    Derived terms

    * hepatitic * hepatitis A * hepatitis B * hepatitis C * hepatitis D * hepatitis E * hepatitis delta

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