hyperbilirubinemia

noun

An unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood.

Opposite
hypobilirubinemia
OriginEnglish bilirubinemia ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

nounhyperbilirubinemia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperbilirubinemias)

plural hyperbilirubinemias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hypobilirubinemia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishbilirubinemia
  8. Englishhyperbilirubinemia

From hyper- + bilirubinemia.

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