kernicterus

As nouns the difference between terms and kernicterus

is that terms is 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).

As a proper noun icterus

is .

As a noun 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).

As nouns the difference between kernikterus and kernicterus

is that kernikterus is (label) 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).

As nouns the difference between albumin and kernicterus

is that albumin is any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume while kernicterus is damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).

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).

As nouns the difference between infant and kernicterus

is that infant is a very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention 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).

As a verb infant

is (obsolete) to bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.

As nouns the difference between brain and kernicterus

is that brain is the control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action 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).

As a verb brain

is to dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.