neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
- noun
- /ˌniːoʊˈneɪtəl ˌhaɪpərˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪˌniːə/
- Specialized
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hiperbilirrubinemia neonatal
- Treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia may include phototherapy to lower the baby's bilirubin levels.
Examples
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The pediatrician explained that neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is quite common and usually harmless in full-term infants.
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Most cases of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia resolve on their own without the need for medical intervention.
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Many newborns experience neonatal hyperbilirubinemia shortly after birth.
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The doctor explained that neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is common.
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Most cases of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia resolve on their own without the need for medical intervention.
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The pediatrician explained that neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is quite common and usually harmless in full-term infants.
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Many newborns experience neonatal hyperbilirubinemia shortly after birth.
Synonyms
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A high level of a blood substance that makes the skin and eyes yellow
High levels of a yellow blood substance in newborn babies that make their 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
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward noun phrase: 'neonatal' (concerning newborns) modifies 'hyperbilirubinemia' (abnormally high bilirubin/jaundice), so the combined meaning is high bilirubin levels in newborn infants. Although the term is medical and technical, its meaning is directly compositional following a common modifier + noun pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia literally names the problem: neonatal means a newborn, hyper means too much, bilirubin is a yellow substance made when blood cells break down, and -emia means 'in the blood'. So, when a baby has too much bilirubin in the blood it can make their skin look yellow, and the term describes this 'high bilirubin in a newborn'.