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noun
A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of citrinitas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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Synonyms: citrinitas
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder
History
Etymology tree English xanth- Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English xanthosis From xanth- + -osis.
