 jaundice |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | icterus | |
| Related terms: | symptom kernicterus jaundice_of_the_newborn hyperbilirubinemia | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (medicine) affect with, or as if with, jaundice | |
| Related terms: | affect | |
| 3. | [ verb ] distort adversely | |
| Examples: | : "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment" |
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| Related terms: | deform bitterness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a sharp and bitter manner | |
| Synonyms: | bitterness acerbity acrimony | |
| Related terms: | disagreeableness | |
| Similar spelling: |
jaundiced Jantzen |
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