icterus

ic·ter·us  (ktr-s)

n.

See jaundice.

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[New Latin, from Greek ikteros.]

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icterus [ˈɪktərəs]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol another name for jaundice

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture

[from Latin: yellow bird, the sight of which reputedly cured jaundice, from Greek ikteros]

icteric  [ɪkˈtɛrɪk] adj

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icterus

jaundice.

See also: Complexion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	icterus - 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 jaundice symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hyperbilirubinemia - abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn - yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously kernicterus - an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
	2.	Icterus - type genus of the Icteridae genus Icterus bird genus - a genus of birds family Icteridae, Icteridae - American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks Icterus galbula, northern oriole - a kind of New World oriole Icterus spurius, orchard oriole - the male is chestnut-and-black