JAUNDICE OF THE NEWBORN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously

Synonyms:

icterus neonatorum; jaundice of the newborn; physiological jaundice of the newborn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("jaundice of the newborn" is a kind 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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