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Webster 1913 Edition
Jaundice
Jaun′dice
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[OE.
jaunis
, F. jaunisse
, fr. jaune
yellow, orig. jalne
, fr. L. galbinus
yellowish, fr. galbus
yellow.] (Med.)
A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the feces, 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.
Blue jaundice
. See
Cyanopathy
.Jaun′dice
,Verb.
T.
To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
The envy of wealth
jaundiced
his soul. Ld. Lytton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jaundice
JAUNDICE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
jaundice
jaundice
English
Noun
jaundice (countable and uncountable, plural jaundices)
- (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.
Synonyms
- (morbid condition): icterus
Derived terms
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Translations
morbid condition
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Verb
jaundice (third-person singular simple present jaundices, present participle jaundicing, simple past and past participle jaundiced)
- (transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
- The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. - Lord Lytton
Translations
affect with jaundice; prejudice
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