physiological jaundice of the newborn
- noun
- /ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkəl ˈdʒɔndɪs əv ðə ˈnuːbɔrn/
- Specialized
:
ictericia fisiológica del recién nacido
- Most cases of physiological jaundice of the newborn resolve within two weeks without treatment.
Examples
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Doctors often reassure parents that physiological jaundice of the newborn is harmless and temporary.
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The pediatrician explained that physiological jaundice of the newborn is a normal part of many babies’ development.
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Most newborns experience physiological jaundice of the newborn within the first week.
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The doctor explained that physiological jaundice of the newborn is usually harmless.
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Doctors often reassure parents that physiological jaundice of the newborn is harmless and temporary.
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Most cases of physiological jaundice of the newborn resolve within two weeks without treatment.
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The pediatrician explained that physiological jaundice of the newborn is a normal part of many babies’ development.
Synonyms
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7.4
Yellowing of the skin and eye whites that shows a liver problem
A yellow colour on a newborn baby's skin that usually goes away on its own
A yellow colour on a newborn baby's skin and eyes that goes away after a few days
A high level of bilirubin in a newborn's blood that makes the skin and eyes yellow
High levels of a yellow blood substance in newborn babies that make their skin and eyes yellow
How Severe
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
physiological + jaundice + of + the + newborn
The phrase is compositionally built from its parts: 'physiological' (natural/biological), 'jaundice' (yellow discoloration), and 'newborn' (infant), so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to the normal yellowing seen in newborn babies. This is a regular medical noun phrase pattern found across languages rather than an idiom, so its meaning is transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Physiological jaundice of the newborn names the common yellowing of a baby's skin and eyes soon after birth. The word jaundice means yellowing, physiological points to the body's normal process, and in a newborn the immature liver cannot clear the yellow pigment fast, so the phrase usually means a 'harmless' and 'temporary' yellowing in babies.