HyperDic: kernicterus

English > 1 sense of the word kernicterus:
NOUNstatekernicterusan abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue
English > kernicterus: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage.
Broaderjaundice, icterusyellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
Spanishkernicterus
Catalankernicterus

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