Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kernicterus

1 sense of kernicterus

Sense 1
kernicterus -- (an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage)
       => jaundice, icterus -- (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia)