Etymology

icterus neonatorum

Today it means: neonatal jaundice Full definition →

Latin icterus neonatorum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromicterus neonatorum
  2. English todayicterus neonatorum

Learned borrowing from Latin icterus neonatorum (literally “icterus of newborns”).

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