noun
nuclear icterus; kernicterus
Medical term for a type of brain damage caused by severe neonatal jaundice.
新生児の重度の黄疸が核黄疸を引き起こすことがある。
Severe jaundice in newborns can sometimes cause kernicterus.
From 核 (nucleus) + 黄疸 (jaundice), referring to the bilirubin staining of brain nuclei.