Jaundice Definition

jôndĭs, jän-
jaundiced, jaundices, jaundicing
noun
jaundices
A condition in which the eyeballs, the skin, and the urine become abnormally yellowish as a result of increased amounts of bile pigments in the blood.
Webster's New World
A disease causing this condition, as hepatitis.
Webster's New World
A bitter or prejudiced state of mind, caused by jealousy, envy, etc.
Webster's New World
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verb
jaundiced
To cause to have jaundice.
Webster's New World
To affect with the negativity or bitterness of jaundice.
American Heritage
To make bitter or prejudiced through jealousy, envy, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Jaundice

  • From Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune (“yellow”) + -isse (“-ice, '-ness'”). Jaune, from Old French jalne, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”), from galbus (“yellow”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English jaundis, jaunis from Old French jaunice yellowness, jaundice from jaune, jalne yellow from Latin galbinus yellowish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jaundice Sentence Examples

  • Peltigera canin g, which formed the basis of the celebrated " pulvis antilyssus " of Dr Mead, long regarded as a sovereign cure for hydrophobia; Platysma juniperinum, lauded as a specific in jaundice, no doubt on the similia similibus principle from a resemblance between its yellow colour and that of the jaundiced skin; Peltidea aphthosa, which on the same principle was regarded by the Swedes, when boiled in milk, as an effectual remedy for the aphthae or rash on their children.

  • When taken internally it is both a secretory and an excretory cholagogue, but so irritant and powerful that its use in cases of jaundice is generally undesirable.

  • In hepatogenous pigmentation (icterus or jaundice) we have the iron-free pigment modified and transformed by the action of the liver cells into bile pigment (bilirubin).

  • Jaundice is caused by too much of a yellow substance called bilirubin building up in the body.

  • Some of these symptoms include jaundice, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, abdominal swelling, unusual weight gain, and abdominal pain.

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