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jaundice Definition

jaun·dice (jôndis)

noun

    1. a condition in which the eyeballs, the skin, and the urine become abnormally yellowish as a result of increased amounts of bile pigments in the blood
    2. popularly a disease causing this condition, as hepatitis
  1. a bitter or prejudiced state of mind, caused by jealousy, envy, etc.

Etymology: ME jaundis < OFr jaunisse < jaune, yellow < L galbinus, greenish yellow < galbus, yellow, prob. via Celt *galbos < IE base *ghel-, yellow

transitive verb -·diced, -·dic·ing

  1. to cause to have jaundice
  2. to make bitter or prejudiced through jealousy, envy, etc.

jaundice Synonyms

jaundice

n.

icterus, biliousness, hepatitis, leptospirosis; see disease.

jaundice Usage Examples

Object

  • eye: Now two young men who find themselves looking on the seaside with a jaundiced eye: can you identify them?
  • view: The members of Kent's history society will probably already take a less jaundiced view of my books.
  • patient: Although death may occur in about 15 % of the jaundiced patients, death without jaundice is virtually unknown.
  • light: When I can I paint in daylight, but I like the jaundiced light of the room at night and the streetlights outside.

Converse of object

  • relieve: A patient must also be fit enough to undergo an ERCP for a stent to be used to relieve jaundice.
  • treat: Blue light is also used to treat jaundice in infants - their eyes have to be covered to prevent damage from the light.
  • cause: This tumor also usually causes jaundice at an early stage.
  • develop: Small children are, in most cases, only mildly affected by the disease, and usually do not develop jaundice.
  • include: Some of these symptoms include jaundice, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, abdominal swelling, unusual weight gain, and abdominal pain.
  • have: I played the mother of a girl who had jaundice.

Adjective modifier

  • cholestatic: Hepatotoxicity with cholestatic jaundice is a rare complication which may occur early in the course of treatment.
  • obstructive: Sharon says, " Hannah had pale yellow stools and bright yellow urine - classic symptoms of obstructive jaundice.
  • neonatal: Cases of neonatal thrombocytopenia, of fetal or neonatal jaundice have been reported with maternal thiazide therapy.
  • mild: People with Sickle Cell Anemia often have mild jaundice which can make the whites of their eyes look yellowish.
  • yellow: The liver may become enlarged and yellow jaundice may develop.
  • prolonged: This severe, prolonged jaundice is usually the feature that leads to the diagnosis.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: My slightly jaundiced view of the town wasn't improved by the difficulty of finding directions to the Museum of Antiquities.
  • rather: However, I feel we might benefit from a rather jaundiced look at them.
  • very: Its a bit of a balancing act as she is very jaundiced and i don't want her to go too long.

Noun used with modifier

breastmilk: No one knows what the cause of breastmilk jaundice is.

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