Congenital hemolytic jaundice
congenital hemolytic jaundice n.
See hereditary spherocytosis.
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[kuh n-fahynd] /kənˈfaɪnd/ adjective 1. limited or restricted. 2. unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc. 3. being in childbirth; being in parturition. [kuh n-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4] /kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4/ verb (used with object), confined, confining. 1. […]