icteric

[ ik-ter-ik ]

adjectivePathology.
  1. pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.

Origin of icteric

1
1590–1600; <Latin ictericus<Greek ikterikós, equivalent to íkter(os) jaundice + -ikos-ic
  • Also ic·ter·i·cal [ik-ter-i-kuhl] /ɪkˈtɛr ɪ kəl/ .

Other words from icteric

  • post·ic·ter·ic, adjective
  • sub·ic·ter·ic, adjective
  • sub·ic·ter·i·cal, adjective

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