a rare, chronic, usually hereditary disease characterized by periods of excessive breakdown of red blood cells because they are abnormally small and fragile; the spleen also becomes enlarged. See also hyperbilirubinemia. The hereditary form is also known as familial acholuric jaundice; there is also a rare acquired form.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. jaundice resulting from increased production of bilirubin from hemoglobin as a result of any process (toxic, genetic, or immune) causing increased destruction of erythrocytes. Synonyms: hematogenous jaundice, toxemic jaundice
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