kernicterus

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See also: Kernicterus

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Kernikterus, kernikterus (both dated)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Kernikterus, from Kern (“nucleus”) +‎ Ikterus (“icterus, jaundice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/

Noun[edit]

kernicterus (uncountable)

(medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).

Synonyms[edit]

(infant brain damage caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect free bilirubin): bilirubinencephalopathy (comparatively far rarer)

Derived terms[edit]

kernicteric

Translations[edit]

infant brain damage caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect free bilirubin

Finnish: kernikterus
German: Kernikterus m, Bilirubinenzephalopathie f

Further reading[edit]

kernicterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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