icterus

[ ik-ter-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

icterus

/ ˈɪktərəs; ɪkˈtɛrɪk /

Origin of icterus¹

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

Origin of icterus¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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