hyperbilirubinemia

hyperbilirubinemia
/huy'peuhr bil'euh rooh'beuh nee"mee euh/, n. Pathol.
an abnormally high level of bilirubin in the blood, manifested by jaundice, anorexia, and malaise, occurring in association with liver disease and certain hemolytic anemias. Cf. physiologic jaundice.
[1920-25; HYPER- + BILIRUBIN + -EMIA]

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