PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE OF THE NEWBORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does physiological jaundice of the newborn mean? • PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE OF THE NEWBORN (noun)
The noun PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE OF THE NEWBORN has 1 sense:
1. yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
Familiarity information: PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE OF THE NEWBORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE OF THE NEWBORN (noun)
Meaning:
Yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
icterus neonatorum; jaundice of the newborn; physiological jaundice of the newborn
Hypernyms ("physiological jaundice of the newborn" 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)
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