1
: yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
2
: a disease or abnormal condition characterized by jaundice
3
: a state or attitude characterized by satiety, distaste, or hostility
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the jaundice in the eyes of the two feuding neighbors was enough to kill crabgrass
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Symptoms of poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and jaundice.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
This condition involves inflammation and swelling of the bile ducts and causes fever, chills, abdominal pain, and jaundice.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
This can happen after a blood test shows that your liver function is abnormal or after a diagnosis like jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Blue light is also used in neonatal intensive care units to prevent jaundice.
—Ashley May, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
This condition involves inflammation and swelling of the bile ducts and causes fever, chills, abdominal pain, and jaundice.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
This can happen after a blood test shows that your liver function is abnormal or after a diagnosis like jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Blue light is also used in neonatal intensive care units to prevent jaundice.
—Ashley May, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Jaundice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaundice. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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jaundice
noun
jaun·dice
ˈjȯn-dəs 
ˈjän-
1
: yellowish discoloring of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the presence of coloring matter from the bile
also
: a disease or abnormal condition marked by jaundice
2
: a state or attitude marked by envy, dislike, or hostility
Medical Definition
jaundice
noun
jaun·dice
ˈjȯn-dəs, ˈjän-
1
: a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments and especially bilirubin that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states)
called also icterus
2
: any disease or abnormal condition (as hepatitis A or leptospirosis) that is characterized by jaundice
called also icterus
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