posthepatic jaundice

posthepatic jaundice

[pōst′hepat′ik]

Etymology: L, post, after; Gk, hepar, liver; Fr, jaune, yellow

jaundice caused by obstruction of the bile ducts.

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jaundice (jändis),

n a condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of bilirubin (red bile pigment) in the blood and manifested by a yellowish discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and cornea. It presents with hemolytic anemias, biliary obstruction, hepatitis, cholangiolitis, and cirrhosis of the liver. Oral mucosa may be pigmented.

Jaundice.

jaundice, acholuric

(ak´lr´ik),
n a type without bile in the urine.

jaundice, congenital hemolytic

(knjen´itl hē´mlit´ik), (acholuric icterus, spherocytic anemia, hereditary spherocytosis) (sfer´ōsītō´sis),
n a familial hemolytic anemia transmitted as a Mendelian dominant trait. The intrinsic defects of the red blood cells include a spheroidal shape, which allows them to be trapped by the spleen, and increased mechanical fragility.

jaundice, epidemic,

n See disease, Weil's.

jaundice, hemolytic (prehepatic jaundice),

n excess bile pigments in the blood resulting from increased destruction of erythrocytes.

jaundice, hepatic,

n See jaundice, hepatocellular.

jaundice, hepatocellular (hepatic jaundice, infective jaundice, medical jaundice, toxic jaundice),

n a type resulting from disease of liver cells by infectious agents or toxins, decreasing the ability of the liver to handle the bile pigments that are continually produced by the destruction of red blood cells.

jaundice, homologous serum,

n See hepatitis, homologous serum.

jaundice, infective,

n See jaundice, hepatocellular.

jaundice, latent,

n increased bilirubin in the blood without clinical signs of jaundice.

jaundice, medical,

n See jaundice, hepatocellular.

jaundice, obstructive (posthepatic jaundice),

n extrahepatic and intrahepatic obstruction of the biliary tract, resulting in retrograde retention of bile pigments and jaundice.

jaundice, posthepatic,

n See jaundice, obstructive.

jaundice, prehepatic,

n See jaundice, hemolytic.

jaundice, regurgitating,

n jaundice resulting from reentry of conjugated bilirubin into the blood as a result of obstruction of the biliary tract or hepatocellular damage and failure to excrete conjugated bilirubin from liver cells.

jaundice, retention,

n an increase in bilirubin in the blood from hemolysis; failure of the liver cells to conjugate bilirubin or remove free bilirubin.

jaundice, surgical,

n extrahepatic obstruction of the biliary tract.

jaundice, syringe,

n See hepatitis, homologous serum.

jaundice, toxic,

n See jaundice, hepatocellular.