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icteric

adj

Etymology

From icterus (“jaundice”) + -ic, or Latin ictericus.

  1. derived from ἴκτερος — “jaundice”
  2. borrowed from icterus
  3. suffixed as icteric — “icterus + ic”

Definitions

  1. Jaundiced (having icterus)

    Jaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.

  2. Relating to jaundice.

    • An icteric discoloration of the sclerotic — a quite common symptom in xanthopia from arsenical poisoning — is very seldom observed.

  3. A medicine for jaundice.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for icteric. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA