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kernicterus

ker·nic·te·rus

UK/kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/ US/kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage

Origin

Borrowed from German Kernikterus, from Kern (“nucleus”) + Ikterus (“icterus, jaundice”).

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