HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperbilirubinemia" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperbilirubinemia"):

hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn; neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously)

Holonyms ("hyperbilirubinemia" is a part of...):

icterus; jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia)

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