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icteridae |
icteritious |
icteritous |
icterogenic |
icteroid |
icterus
| icterus galbula
| icterus galbula bullockii
| icterus galbula galbula
| icterus neonatorum
| icterus spurius
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Noun icterus has 2 senses
- icterus(n = noun.state) jaundice - 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; Array is a kind of symptom
- icterus(n = noun.animal) genus icterus - type genus of the Icteridae; Array is a kind of bird genus
has parts: hyperbilirubinemia
has particulars: icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn, kernicterus
Derived form adjective icteric1
is a member of family icteridae, icteridae
OXFORD DICTIONARY
icterus, n. Med. = JAUNDICE.
Derivative
icteric adj.
Etymology
L f. Gk ikteros
THESAURUS
icterus
abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, cholangitis, cholecystitis, cirrhosis, colic, constipation, convulsion, coughing, cyanosis, diarrhea, dizziness, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flux, growth, hemorrhage, hepatitis, hepatoma, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, indigestion, infectious hepatitis, inflammation, insomnia, itching, jaundice, labored breathing, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, pain, paralysis, pruritus, rash, rheum, sallowness, sclerosis, seizure, serum hepatitis, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, tabes, tachycardia, tumor, upset stomach, vertigo, vomiting, wasting, xanthochroism, yellow complexion, yellow race, yellow skinROGET THESAURUS
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Yellowness
N yellowness, yellow, or, gamboge, cadmium-yellow, chrome-yellow, Indian-yellow king's-yellow, lemonyellow, orpiment, yellow ocher, Claude tint, aureolin, xanthein, xanthin, zaofulvin, crocus, saffron, topaz, xanthite, yolk, jaundice, London fog, yellowness, icterus, xantho- cyanopia, xanthopsia, yellow, aureate, golden, flavous, citrine, fallow, fulvous, fulvid, sallow, luteous, tawny, creamy, sandy, xanthic, xanthous, jaundiced, auricomous, gold-colored, citron-colored, saffron-colored, lemon-colored, lemon yellow, sulphur-colored, amber-colored, straw-colored, primrose- colored, creamcolored, xanthocarpous, xanthochroid, xanthopous, yellow as a quince, yellow as a guinea, yellow as a crow's foot, warm, advancing.
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