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jaundice
noun
- 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
- popularly a disease causing this condition, as hepatitis
- a bitter or prejudiced state of mind, caused by jealousy, envy, etc.
transitive verb jaundiced, jaundicing
- to cause to have jaundice
- to make bitter or prejudiced through jealousy, envy, etc.
See jaundice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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