NCHSE EOC Standard 1 Academic Foundation Practice Test

The main concept here is that organ inflammation is often named with the suffix -itis. When the liver becomes inflamed, the term used is hepatitis. This condition can arise from various causes, such as viral infections (like hepatitis A, B, or C), heavy alcohol use, autoimmune issues, or certain drugs, and the inflammation leads to swelling and possible impairment of liver function.

To place it in context, inflammation of the stomach is a gastric issue, not the liver; a problem in the brain that disrupts blood flow is a stroke; and tuberculosis is a chronic infection usually affecting the lungs. So the specific term for inflammation of the liver is hepatitis.