jaundice of the newborn

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

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

• Physiologicjaundice of the newborn — 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 …   Medical dictionary

• Hemolytic disease of the newborn — Not to be confused with Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. HDN Classification and external resources ICD 10 P55 ICD 9 7 …   Wikipedia

• Hemolytic disease of the newborn (ABO) — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = ABO HDN ICD10 = ICD10|P|55|1|p|50 ICD9 = ICD9|773.1 In ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn (also known as ABO HDN) maternal IgG antibodies with specificity for the ABO blood group system pass through the placenta… …   Wikipedia

• Hemolytic disease of the newborn (anti-RhE) — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = HDN due to anti RhE alloimmunization ICD10 = ICD10|P|55|8|p|50 ICD9 = ICD9|773.2 Hemolytic disease of the newborn (anti RhE) is caused by the anti RhE antibody of the Rhesus blood group system. The anti RhE antibody …   Wikipedia

• Hemolytic disease of the newborn — Abnormal breakup of red blood cells in the fetus or newborn. This is usually due to antibodies made by the mother directed against the baby’s red cells. It is typically caused by Rh incompatibility, that is differences between the Rh blood… …   Medical dictionary

• newborn — [[t]nju͟ːbɔː(r)n, AM nu͟ː [/t]] newborns also new born, new born 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A newborn baby or animal is one that has just been born. This equipment has saved the lives of a number of new born children. ...new born lambs. N PLURAL: the N… …   English dictionary

• haemolytic disease of the newborn — the condition resulting from destruction (haemolysis) of the red blood cells of the fetus by antibodies in the mother s blood passing through the placenta. This most commonly happens when the red blood cells of the fetus are Rh positive (i.e.… …   Medical dictionary

• haemolytic disease of the newborn — the condition resulting from destruction (haemolysis) of the red blood cells of the fetus by antibodies in the mother s blood passing through the placenta. This most commonly happens when the red blood cells of the fetus are Rh positive (i.e.… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Jaundice — Yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally blood high levels of the bile pigment bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids. Jaundice was once called the morbus regius (the regal… …   Medical dictionary