HBV

English

Noun

HBV

1. Abbreviation of hepatitis B virus.
   • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 280:

     In humans, HBV infection caused a broad spectrum of diseases, ranging from asymptomatic infection to acute hepatitis to chronic cirrhosis in the liver.

Related terms

hepatitis B virus

• HAV (hepatitis A virus)
• HCV (hepatitis C virus)
• HDV (hepatitis D virus)
• HEV (hepatitis E virus)
• HFV (hepatitis F virus)
• HGV (hepatitis G virus)

Anagrams

• BVH