hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərˌbɪləˈruːbɪˌniːmiə əv ðə ˈnuːbɔrn/
- Specialized
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hiperbilirrubinemia neonatal
- Most cases of hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn are mild and resolve within a few days without treatment.
Examples
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Phototherapy is sometimes used to treat hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn if bilirubin levels become too high.
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Doctors monitor babies closely for signs of hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn after birth.
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Many infants experience hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn shortly after birth.
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Is hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn common in premature babies?
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Doctors monitor babies closely for signs of hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn after birth.
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Most cases of hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn are mild and resolve within a few days without treatment.
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Many infants experience hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn shortly after birth.
Synonyms
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A high level of a blood substance that makes the skin and eyes yellow
A high level of bilirubin in a newborn's blood that makes the skin and eyes yellow
A common harmless yellowing of a baby's skin and eyes from an immature liver that goes away
A yellow colour on a newborn baby's skin that usually goes away on its own
Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperbilirubinemia + of + the + newborn
This is a straightforward noun phrase where the head noun 'hyperbilirubinemia' (elevated bilirubin) is explicitly specified as occurring in 'the newborn'. If a learner knows the technical noun and 'newborn', the meaning follows compositionally, with 'of the' serving only as a linking/genitive marker. The structure and logic are cross-linguistically common, so the phrase is transparent to learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
Hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn is the medical name for when a new baby has too much bilirubin, a yellow substance, in the blood. New babies' livers are often not ready to remove this substance, so they can look 'yellow', and that is why the name refers to this common, usually mild condition in newborns.