Medical Definition of Schmorl's jaundice
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Disorder due to jaundice in a newborn baby with high blood levels of the pigment bilirubin that is deposited in the brain resulting in damage. The level of bilirubin is monitored in newborns to determine whether treatment is needed to prevent kernicterus. With brain affected, it is also called bilirubin encephalopathy.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schmorl's Jaundice
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