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HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA
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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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