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noun
An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A yellowish appearance in plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
type genus of the Icteridae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Icterus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bird genus
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: jaundice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
Narrower terms: jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn, icterus neonatorum, kernicterus
History
From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
