| NOUN | state | icterus, jaundice | yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood |
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| animal | Icterus, genus Icterus | type genus of the Icteridae |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | jaundice | |
| Parts | hyperbilirubinemia | abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood |
| Narrower | jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn, icterus neonatorum | yellowish appearance in newborn infants |
| kernicterus | An abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue | |
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | ictericia | |
| Catalan | icterícia | |
| Adjectives | anicteric | without jaundice |
| icteric | affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc | |
| icterogenic | producing jaundice | |
| Meaning | type genus of the Icteridae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Icterus | |
| Member of | Icteridae, family Icteridae | American orioles |
| Members | northern oriole, Icterus galbula | A kind of New World oriole |
| orchard oriole, Icterus spurius | The male is chestnut-and-black | |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
| Spanish | género Icterus, genus icterus, icterus, Icterus | |
| Catalan | genus icterus, icterus | |
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