kernicterus

See also: Kernicterus

English

Alternative forms

• Kernikterus, kernikterus (both dated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/

Noun

kernicterus (uncountable)

1. (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

• Finnish: kernikterus
• German: Kernikterus m, Bilirubinenzephalopathie f

Further reading

• kernicterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia