Synonym for perihepatitis ... Inflammation of the serous, or peritoneal, covering of the liver. ... Synonym: hepatic capsulitis, hepatitis externa, hepatoperitonitis. ... Origin: peri-+ G. Hepar, liver, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: hep′ă-tō-per′i-tō-nī′tis Synonyms: perihepatitis