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.
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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.
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Several times we observed a faint icteric coloring and in some cases the appearance on neck and breast of an exanthema resembling measles.
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The adipose tissue throughout the carcass may show a pronounced icteric appearance in certain cases.
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The skin may assume a dull sallow or earthy hue, or a bright yellow icteric tint may appear.
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