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Definition of Kernicterus

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

Definition of Kernicterus

1. Noun. (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin). ¹

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Medical Definition of Kernicterus

1. 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)

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