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Definition of "hyperbilirubinemia" [hyperbilirubinemia]

  • An unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood (noun)

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Use "hyperbilirubinemia" in a sentence
  • "In another case, newborns in a hospital developed hyperbilirubinemia when their cribs were scrubbed with a phenolic disinfectant cleaner."
  • "The use of higher ritonavir doses might alter the safety profile of REYATAZ cardiac effects, hyperbilirubinemia and, therefore, is not recommended."
  • "Study limitations included lack of ethnic diversity 83 percent of infants were Black/African American, who have a lower incidence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia than Caucasians and Asians, exclusion of women with Rh incompatibility, and exclusion of women who had a previous infant with hemolytic disease and/or neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapy."