ic·ter·us ( k t r-s)n. See jaundice. [New Latin, from Greek ikteros.] |
icterus
jaundice.
See also: Complexion
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| 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 anemiasymptom - (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 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 |
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