Jaundice is a temporary yellowing of the newborn baby's skin and eyes because of excess bilirubin, a yellow pigment of red blood cells.
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Bilirubin
//bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn//
Synonyms for "bilirubin" (2 found)
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13 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 膽紅素 /胆红素 noun (bile pigment)
Finnish
1 entries- bilirubiini noun (bile pigment)
French
1 entries- bilirubine noun (bile pigment)
German
1 entries- Bilirubin noun (bile pigment)
Greek
1 entries- χολερυθρίνη noun (bile pigment)
Irish
1 entries- bilearúibin noun (bile pigment)
Japanese
1 entries- ビリルビン noun (bile pigment)
Korean
1 entries- 빌리루빈 noun (bile pigment)
Polish
1 entries- bilirubina noun (bile pigment)
Portuguese
1 entries- bilirrubina noun (bile pigment)
Russian
1 entries- билируби́н noun (bile pigment)
Tamil
1 entries- பிலிரூபின் noun (bile pigment)
Turkish
1 entries- bilirübin noun (bile pigment)
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The doctors said this was very common, just her new-born liver catching up with the rest of her — the build-up of bilirubin in her blood. The substance red blood cells produce when broken down.
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