kernicterus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/ /kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/

kernicterus Kernikterus

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

bilirubinencephalopathy

kernicteric

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