Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperbilirubinemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-biliru-bine-mia
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English bilirubinemia English hyperbilirubinemia From hyper- + bilirubinemia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperbilirubinemias (plural)

Phrases

Rotor-type hyperbilirubinemia Gilbert's syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Gilbert's syndrome jaundice

Antonyms

hypobilirubinemia

Questions

What does hyperbilirubinemia mean?: An unusually large concentration of bilirubin in the blood.
Where does hyperbilirubinemia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English bilirubinemia English hyperbilirubinemia From hyper- + bilirubinemia.

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