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Jaundice definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JAUNDICE, n. j`andis. A disease which is characterized by a suffusion of bile over the coats of the eye and the whole surface of the body, by which they are tinged with a yellow color. Hence its name.

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: a rough and bitter manner [syn: bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness] v
1: distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
2: affect with, or as if with, jaundice

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English jawnes, jaundis, from Anglo-French jaunice, galniz, from jaune, gaune yellow, from Latin galbinus greenish yellow Date: 14th century 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 Med. a condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, often caused by obstruction of the bile duct or by liver disease. 2 disordered (esp. mental) vision. 3 envy. --v.tr. 1 affect with jaundice. 2 (esp. as jaundiced adj.) affect (a person) with envy, resentment, or jealousy. Etymology: ME iaunes f. OF jaunice yellowness f. jaune yellow

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jaundice Jaun"dice (?; 277), n. [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus yellow.] (Med.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the f[ae]ces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood. Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jaundice Jaun"dice, v. t. To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. --Ld. Lytton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Jaundice is an illness that makes your skin and eyes become yellow.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Med.) Icterus.

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