English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
jaundice — /jawn dis, jahn /, n., v., jaundiced, jaundicing. n. 1. Also called icterus. Pathol. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis … Universalium
jaundice — /ˈdʒɔndəs / (say jawnduhs) noun 1. Pathology a morbid bodily condition due to the presence of increased amounts of bile pigments in the blood, characterised by yellowness of the skin, the whites of the eyes, etc., by lassitude, and by loss of… …
jaundice — [jôn′dis] n. [ME jaundis < OFr jaunisse < jaune, yellow < L galbinus, greenish yellow < galbus, yellow, prob. via Celt * galbos < IE base * ghel ,YELLOW] 1. a) a condition in which the eyeballs, the skin, and the urine become… … English World dictionary
