| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Induced | Health | An inflammatory disease of the liver, lasting six months or more, and caused by an adverse drug effect. The adverse effect may result from a direct toxic effect of a drug or metabolite, or an idiosyncratic response to a drug or metabolite. The clinical and histological changes can mimic viral or autoimmune hepatitis. (references) | |
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