icteric
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- posticteric adjective
- subicteric adjective
- subicterical adjective
Etymology
Origin of icteric
1590–1600; < Latin ictericus < Greek ikterikós, equivalent to íkter ( os ) jaundice + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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The icteric hue is seldom intense, indeed very infrequently equalling the orange-yellow of jaundice resulting from obstruction.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
See his Treatise on biliary Concretions, chap. ii. where he has collected a great Number of icteric Cases, in which the Bile has been found quite viscid after Death.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
The skin may assume a dull sallow or earthy hue, or a bright yellow icteric tint may appear.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The Looseness continued till the 15th, when most of the icteric Symptoms were gone, and by the 30th they entirely disappeared.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
That portion of the thigh not already gangrenous is now very oedematous, and the integument covering it is much discolored, being of a dark, icteric, or reddened hue.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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