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kernicterus

UK/kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/US/kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/

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

Noun

kernicterus (uncountable)

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

kernicterus meaning in Tamil

kernicterus in Tamil

காமாலை மூளநோய், மஞ்சட்புருப்புப் பழுது, மஞ்சள் காமாலை மூளக் கோளாறு

Synonyms of kernicterus

Forms of kernicterus

alternative formKernikterus
alternative formkernikterus

Origin of kernicterus

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

Words formed from kernicterus

Questions about kernicterus

What does kernicterus mean?
Kernicterus means damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
What is kernicterus in Tamil?
Kernicterus in Tamil is காமாலை மூளநோய், மஞ்சட்புருப்புப் பழுது, மஞ்சள் காமாலை மூளக் கோளாறு. See Kernicterus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kernicterus?
Kernicterus is a noun.
How do you pronounce kernicterus?
Kernicterus is pronounced /kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/ (UK).

Words near kernicterus in the dictionary

  1. kernes
  2. kernetty
  3. Kerney
  4. Kerneys
  5. kernicteric
  6. kernicterus
  7. Kernig's sign
  8. Kernighan
  9. Kernighan-Lin algorithm
  10. Kernighans
  11. kernikterus

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