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hyperbilirubinemia

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hy⋅per⋅bil⋅i⋅ru⋅bi⋅ne⋅mi⋅a

[hahy-per-bil-uh-roo-buh-nee-mee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
an abnormally high level of bilirubin in the blood, manifested by jaundice, anorexia, and malaise, occurring in association with liver disease and certain hemolytic anemias.


Origin:
1920–25; hyper- + bilirubin + -emia
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Main Entry: hy·per·bil·i·ru·bin·emia
Variant: or chiefly British hy·per·bil·i·ru·bin·ae·mia /-"bil-E-"rü-bin-'E-mE-&/
Function: noun
: the presence of an excess ofbilirubin in the blood called also bilirubinemia
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hyperbilirubinemia hy·per·bil·i·ru·bi·ne·mi·a (hī'pər-bĭl'ĭ-r&oomacr;'bə-nē'mē-ə)
n.
An abnormally high concentration of bilirubin in the blood.

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