KERNICTERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kernicterus mean? 

• KERNICTERUS (noun)
  The noun KERNICTERUS has 1 sense:

1. an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage

  Familiarity information: KERNICTERUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KERNICTERUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("kernicterus" is a kind of...):

icterus; jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia)