kernicterus
See also: Kernicterus
English
Alternative forms
- Kernikterus, kernikterus (both dated)
Etymology
An adaptation of the German Kernikterus (from Kern (“nucleus”) + Ikterus (“jaundice”); first attested in 1903), decapitalised and respelt after icterus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/
Noun
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
- (infant brain damage caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect free bilirubin): bilirubinencephalopathy (comparatively far rarer)
Derived terms
- kernicteric
Translations
infant brain damage caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect free bilirubin
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