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Bilirubin vs Kernicterus - What's the difference?

bilirubin | kernicterus |

As nouns the difference between bilirubin and kernicterus

is that bilirubin is (biochemistry) a bile pigment that is product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), extremely high levels of which cause jaundice while kernicterus is (medicine) damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).

bilirubin

English

(wikipedia bilirubin)

Noun

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  • (biochemistry) A bile pigment that is product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), extremely high levels of which cause jaundice.

    • Related terms

    * bilirubinometer * bilirubinometry * hyperbilirubinemia

    kernicterus

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (both dated)

    Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    *

    Synonyms

    * (infant brain damage caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect free bilirubin) (comparatively far rarer)

    External links

    * ("kernicterus" on Wikipedia)