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icterus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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 [syn: jaundice, icterus]
2: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: Icterus, genus Icterus]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ikteros Date: circa 1673 jaundice

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Med. = JAUNDICE. Derivatives: icteric adj. Etymology: L f. Gk ikteros

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Icterus Ic"te*rus, n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.) The jaundice.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Med.) Jaundice.

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