Icterus
noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice. uncountable, usually
- 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 A yellowish appearance in plants. uncountable, usually
Etymology
From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).