kernicterus
noun
ker·nic·ter·us
kər-ˈnik-tə-rəs 
: a condition marked by the deposit of bile pigments in the nuclei of the brain and spinal cord and by degeneration of nerve cells that occurs usually in infants as a part of the syndrome of erythroblastosis fetalis
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“Kernicterus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/kernicterus. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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