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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 jaundiced -·diced, jaundicing -·dic·ing

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

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