It's a medical term. Quernícterus can also be used. It is the name of a very serious neurological complication in neonates, due to the excessive increase of bilirubin in the blood. It is also called nuclear jaundice, ichthyeric encephalopathy, bilirubin encephalopathy or neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy.
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