hemolytic icterus
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hemolytic jaundice — noun or hemolytic icterus : a condition characterized by excessive destruction of red blood cells accompanied by jaundice; specifically : a rare familial anemia characterized by small thick fragile red blood cells which are extremely susceptible… … Useful english dictionary
Icterus — Jaundice. At least one medical dictionary defines icterus as the presence of jaundice seen in the sclera of the eye. This is incorrect. Icterus is synonymous with jaundice. They are one and the same thing. Curiously, both icterus and jaundice… … Medical dictionary
Hemolytic disease of the newborn — Not to be confused with Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. HDN Classification and external resources ICD 10 P55 ICD 9 7 … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
spherocytosis — Presence of sphere shaped red blood cells in the blood. SYN: microspherocytosis. [spherocyte + G. osis, condition] hereditary s. [MIM*182900] a congenital defect of spectrin [MIM*182860], the main component of the … Medical dictionary
crisis — 1. A sudden change, usually for the better, in the course of an acute disease, in contrast to the gradual improvement by lysis. 2. A paroxysmal pain in an organ or circumscribed region of the body occurring in the course of … Medical dictionary
Neonatal isoerythrolysis — Neonatal isoerythrolysis, also known as hemolytic icterus, is a disease found in kittens and foals. It occurs when the mother has antibodies against the blood type of the newborn. In cats, the antibodies are already present in the queen s blood… … Wikipedia
icteroanemia — SYN: acquired hemolytic icterus. * * * ic·tero·ane·mia or chiefly Brit ic·tero·anae·mia .ik tə (.)rō ə nē mē ə n a disease characterized by jaundice, anemia, and marked destruction of red blood cells and occurring esp. in swine * * *… … Medical dictionary
isoerythrolysis — Destruction of erythrocytes by isoantibodies. [iso + erythrocyte = G. lysis, dissolution] neonatal i. 1. i. in the newborn animal; 2. hemolytic icterus of the newborn … Medical dictionary
Jaundice — Yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally blood high levels of the bile pigment bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids. Jaundice was once called the morbus regius (the regal… … Medical dictionary
