icterus

[ ik-ter-uhs ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. jaundice ( def 1 ).

icterus

/ ɪkˈtɛrɪk; ˈɪktərəs /

noun

1. pathol another name for jaundice
2. a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture

Derived Forms

• icteric, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of icterus¹

1700–10; < Latin < Greek íkteros jaundice, a yellow bird said to cure jaundice when seen

Word History and Origins

Origin of icterus¹

C18: from Latin: yellow bird, the sight of which reputedly cured jaundice, from Greek ikteros

Example Sentences

Coagulation is notably delayed in hemophilia and icterus and after administration of citric acid.

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Her faither's ga' blether's fu' o' ga' stanes, or as my faither ca'es them, ga' nuts—a decided icterus or jaundice.

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OBrien saw only four cases with exquisite icterus in fifteen hundred cases of relapsing fever.

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Acute yellow atrophy of the liver in pregnancy was formerly called Icterus Gravis.

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The word "jaundice" comes from the French "jaune," yellow, and "icterus," a Greek word for golden thrush.

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