Jaundice

  • 21Jaundice, obstructive — Jaundice caused by obstruction of the bile ducts, as with gallstones. Additional symptoms of obstructive jaundice include dark urine, pale feces, and itching, although there is no pain. Sometimes the cause of obstructive jaundice is cancer… …

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  • 22Jaundice, hemolytic — Jaundice caused by destruction of red blood cells. This can be an inborn condition (hereditary spherocytosis) or it may be caused by a blood transfusion from a different blood group, infection in the blood, or some types of poisoning. See also …

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  • 23Jaundice, congenital hemolytic — Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane clinically characterized by anemia, jaundice (yellowing) and splenomegaly (enlargement of the spleen). In HS the red cells are smaller, rounder …

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  • 24Jaundice, neonatal — Yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn’s eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It is due to the breakdown of red blood cells (which release bilirubin into the blood) and …

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  • 25jaundice of the newborn — noun yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously • Syn: ↑physiological jaundice of the newborn, ↑icterus neonatorum • Hypernyms: ↑jaundice, ↑icterus …

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  • 26jaundice vaccine — inoculation against jaundice (illness characterized by yellowness of skin and and loss of appetite) …

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  • 27jaundice-berry — paprastasis raugerškis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Raugerškinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Berberis vulgaris), paplitęs Europoje, vakarų Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai, dažikliai). atitikmenys …

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  • 28jaundice berry — noun Etymology: so called from its use as a remedy for jaundice : the fruit of a barberry (Berberis vulgaris) …

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  • 29jaundice — Yellowing of the skin (and whites of eyes) by bilirubin, a bile pigment. Frequently because of a liver problem …

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  • 30jaundice — Synonyms and related words: abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, aurify, backache, begild, bend, bent, bias, bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, cholangitis, cholecystitis,… …

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