Kernikterus

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See also: kernikterus

English

Noun

Kernikterus (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Alternative spelling of kernicterus

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Kern (nucleus) +‎ Ikterus (jaundice), first attested in 1903.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Kern‧ik‧te‧rus

Noun

Kernikterus m (strong, genitive Kernikterus, no plural)

  1. (pathology) kernicterus
    Synonym: Bilirubinenzephalopathie
    • 1954, Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kinderheilkunde und Kinderfürsorge X–XI, page 363:
      Innerhalb der letzten 7 bis 8 Jahre hat sich die Frequenz der an Kernicterus verstorbenen Neugeborenen innerhalb der beiden größten ätiologischen Gruppen, nämlich der Frühgeburtskernicteri und der serologisch bedingten Kernicteri, fast ausschließlich auf die Seite der ersteren verschoben.
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Declension

Descendants

  • English: kernicterus