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Definition of Jaundice
1. Verb. Distort adversely. "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
2. Noun. Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia.
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Terms within: Hyperbilirubinemia
Specialized synonyms: Icterus Neonatorum, Jaundice Of The Newborn, Physiological Jaundice Of The Newborn, Kernicterus
Derivative terms: Icteric
3. Verb. Affect with, or as if with, jaundice.
4. Noun. A rough and bitter manner.
Generic synonyms: Disagreeableness
Derivative terms: Acerbate, Acerbic, Acrimonious, Bitter, Bitter, Tart
Definition of Jaundice
1. n. A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the fæces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood.
2. v. t. To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
Definition of Jaundice
1. Noun. (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the feces, constipation, queasiness, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood. Other causes include increased hemolysis and any liver disease. The discoloration is caused by accumulation of bilirubin in the body; bilirubin is normally excreted in bile to give feces their normal yellow-brown coloration. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jaundice
1. to prejudice unfavorably [v -DICED, -DICING, -DICES]
Medical Definition of Jaundice
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jaundice
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