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icterus

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 anemia.

synonym: jaundice.

Roget 436: yellow etc. adj.; or.    [Pigments] gamboge; cadmium-yellow, chrome-yellow, Indian-yellow king's-yellow, lemonyellow; orpiment, yellow ocher, Claude tint, aureolin; ... show more

Dutch: icterus, geelzucht
Polish: żółtaczka

2 Icterus

Type genus of the Icteridae.

synonym: genus Icterus.


Moby thesaurus: abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, cholangitis, cholecystitis, cirrhosis ... show more.

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