icterus neonatorum
- noun
- /ˈɪktərəs ˌniːəˈneɪtərəm/
- Specialized
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ictericia neonatal
- The pediatrician assured us that icterus neonatorum typically fades within a week after birth.
Examples
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Phototherapy is sometimes used if icterus neonatorum becomes pronounced or prolonged.
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Because icterus neonatorum is common, parents are often advised simply to monitor their baby's color and feeding.
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The baby showed signs of icterus neonatorum shortly after birth.
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Many infants experience icterus neonatorum during their first week.
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The pediatrician assured us that icterus neonatorum typically fades within a week after birth.
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Many infants experience icterus neonatorum during their first week.
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Phototherapy is sometimes used if icterus neonatorum becomes pronounced or prolonged.
Synonyms
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Yellowing of the skin and the white parts of the eyes because of too much bile in the blood
A yellow colour on a newborn baby's skin that usually goes away on its own
A common harmless yellowing of a baby's skin and eyes from an immature liver that goes away
Surface Forms
Morphology
icterus + neonatorum
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'icterus' denotes yellowing (jaundice) and 'neonatorum' functions as 'of newborns' (Latin genitive plural), so the overall meaning 'yellowing of newborn infants' is directly derivable from the parts. Although 'neonatorum' is a Latin form (noted as missing in the provided dictionary entry) and the term is medical/technical, the semantic components map clearly to common English cognates (neonate/neonatal), so a learner who knows the constituent meanings would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Icterus neonatorum is a medical name from old Latin: icterus means 'yellow' and neonatorum means 'of newborns'. So it literally names the yellow skin and eyes some babies get after birth, and that's why it means 'newborn jaundice'.