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Definitions for icterusˈɪk tər əs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ic•ter•usˈɪk tər əs(n.)

  1. Category: Pathology

    Ref: jaundice (def. 1). 1

Origin of icterus:

1700–10; < L < Gk

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jaundice, icterus(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

  2. Icterus, genus Icterus(noun)

    type genus of the Icteridae

Wiktionary

  1. icterus(Noun)

    An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice

Webster Dictionary

  1. Icterus(adj)

    the jaundice

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