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Icterus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A yellowish appearance in plants. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).

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