Jaundice
11jaundice — [14] Jaundice is literally ‘yellowness’. The word came from Old French jaunice, which was a derivative of the adjective jaune ‘yellow’ (the d in the middle appeared towards the end of the 14th century). The derived adjective jaundiced [17]… …
12jaundice — [14] Jaundice is literally ‘yellowness’. The word came from Old French jaunice, which was a derivative of the adjective jaune ‘yellow’ (the d in the middle appeared towards the end of the 14th century). The derived adjective jaundiced [17]… …
13jaundice — 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… …
14jaundice — 1. noun /ˈdʒɔndɪs/ A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the feces, constipation, queasiness, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by …
15jaundice — [[t]ʤɔ͟ːndɪs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Jaundice is an illness that makes your skin and eyes become yellow …
16jaundice — n 1.Pathol. icterus, yellow jaundice, Biol. grasserie, yellowness. 2. prejudice, distorted judgment, prejudgment, preconception, preconceived judgment, prenotion; predisposition, presumption, foregone conclusion, fixed idea, Fr. idee fixe; bias,… …
17jaundice — /ˈdʒɔndəs / (say jawnduhs) noun 1. Pathology a morbid bodily condition due to the presence of increased amounts of bile pigments in the blood, characterised by yellowness of the skin, the whites of the eyes, etc., by lassitude, and by loss of… …
18jaundice — The presence of bilirubin deposits in the skin, whites of the eyes and mucosa. Bilirubin, the unrecycleable waste products of hemoglobin, are normally excreted in the bile, get carried down the intestinal tract and color our feces its usual… …
19jaundice — A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens, and the color of stool becomes lighter than normal. Jaundice occurs when the liver is not working properly or when a bile duct is blocked …
20jaundice — 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.)… …
