Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or affected with jaundice.
- adjective Used to treat jaundice.
- noun A remedy for jaundice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is suffering from icterus or jaundice.
- Affected with jaundice.
- Preventing or dispelling jaundice.
- noun A remedy for jaundice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or affected with, jaundice.
- adjective Good against the jaundice.
- noun A remedy for the jaundice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective medicine
Jaundiced (havingicterus ); having yellowing of theskin ,mucous membranes of thesclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body. - adjective Relating to
jaundice . - noun A
medicine forjaundice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin ictericus, from Greek ikterikos, from ikteros, jaundice.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
icterus (“jaundice”) + -ic, or Latin ictericus
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Examples
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This worked equally well for icteric and nonicteric conditions.
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The adipose tissue throughout the carcass may show a pronounced icteric appearance in certain cases.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Several times we observed a faint icteric coloring and in some cases the appearance on neck and breast of an exanthema resembling measles.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated Max Birnbaum 1876
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There are no real icteric symptoms, but there is a peculiar sallow complexion.
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There are no real icteric symptoms, but there is a peculiar sallow complexion.
Wildlife Accessories admin 2010
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