First Known Use: 14th century
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jaundice
noun jaun·dice \ˈjȯn-dəs, ˈjän-\
medical : a disease that causes a person's skin to turn yellow
Full Definition of JAUNDICE
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
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Origin of JAUNDICE
Middle English jawnes, jaundis, from Anglo-French jaunice, galniz, from jaune, gaune yellow, from Latin galbinus greenish yellow
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jaundice
noun jaun·dice \ˈjȯn-dəs, ˈjän-\
Medical Definition of JAUNDICE
1
: a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states)—called also icterus
2
: any disease or abnormal condition (as hepatitis A or leptospirosis) that is characterized by jaundice—called also icterus
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