- hyperbilirubinemia
- hy·per·bilirubinemia
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hyperbilirubinemia
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hyperbilirubinemia — noun abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood • Hypernyms: ↑pathology • Hyponyms: ↑hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn, ↑neonatal hyperbilirubinemia • Part Holonyms: ↑jaundice, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hyperbilirubinemia — An elevated level of the pigment bilirubin in the blood. A sufficient elevation will produce jaundice. Some degree of hyperbilirubinemia is very common in babies right after birth, especially premies. * * * An abnormally large amount of bilirubin … Medical dictionary
hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn — noun a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously • Syn: ↑neonatal hyperbilirubinemia • Hypernyms: ↑hyperbilirubinemia … Useful english dictionary
Hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal — Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn’s eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It is due… … Medical dictionary
hyperbilirubinemia — /huy peuhr bil euh rooh beuh nee mee euh/, n. Pathol. an abnormally high level of bilirubin in the blood, manifested by jaundice, anorexia, and malaise, occurring in association with liver disease and certain hemolytic anemias. Cf. physiologic… … Universalium
hyperbilirubinemia — noun An unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood … Wiktionary
hyperbilirubinemia I — Gilbert syndrome … Medical dictionary
hyperbilirubinemia II — Dubin Johnson syndrome … Medical dictionary
hyperbilirubinemia — n. abnormally high level of bilirubin in the blood (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia — hyperbilirubinemia due to excessive bilirubin production (hemolysis), to defective clearance of bilirubin from the blood by the liver, or to defective conjugation by the liver; it includes hemolytic states, Crigler Najjar syndrome, Gilbert… … Medical dictionary
