"biliblanket" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biliblankets [plural]
Etymology: Blend of bilirubin + blanket, originally a brand name, BiliBlanket, trademarked by General Electric's Datex Ohmeda subsidiary, coined in the early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bilirubin|blanket}} Blend of bilirubin + blanket Head templates: {{en-noun}} biliblanket (plural biliblankets)
  1. Any of various light-emitting blankets that are used for home treatment of jaundice in infants. Wikipedia link: biliblanket Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-biliblanket-en-noun-EECtvXfp Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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