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jaun⋅dice

[jawn-dis, jahn-]

noun, verb, -diced, -dic⋅ing.

–noun

1.	Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.

2.	grasserie.

3.	a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced or judgment is distorted, as by envy or resentment.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to distort or prejudice, as by envy or resentment: His social position jaundiced his view of things.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME jaundis < OF jaunisse, equiv. to jaune yellow (< L galbinus greenish-yellow) + -isse -ice

gras⋅se⋅rie

[gras-uh-ree, grah-suh-]

–noun

a virus disease of silkworms, characterized by yellowness of the integument and an excessive accumulation of fluid within the body.

Also called jaundice.

Origin:
1830–40; < F, equiv. to gras fat (< L crassus) + -erie -ery

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jaun·dice (jôn'dĭs, jän'-)

Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. Also called icterus.
A state or feeling of negativity or bitterness arising especially from envy or world-weariness.

tr.v. jaun·diced, jaun·dic·ing, jaun·dic·es

To affect with the discoloration of jaundice.
To affect with the negativity or bitterness of jaundice. See Synonyms at bias.

[Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Old French jaunice, yellowness, jaundice, from jaune, jalne, yellow, from Latin galbinus, yellowish.]

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Jaundice

Jaun"dice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus yellow.] (Med.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the f[ae]ces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood.

Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy.

Jaundice

Jaun"dice\, v. t. To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.

The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. --Ld. Lytton.

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Language Translation for : Jaundice

Spanish: ictericia,

German: die Gelbsucht,

Japanese: 黄胆

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jaundice [(jawn-dis)]

A condition in which the skin, the whites of the eye, and other tissues take on a yellowish color because of an excess of bile coloring in the blood.

jaundice

c.1303, from O.Fr. jaunisse "yellowness" (12c.), from jaune "yellow," from L. galbinus "greenish yellow," probably from PIE *ghel- "yellow, green" (see Chloe). With intrusive -d- (cf. gender, astound, thunder). Meaning "feeling in which views are colored or distorted" first recorded 1629, from yellow's association with bitterness and envy (see yellow).

Main Entry: jaun·dice
Pronunciation: 'jon-d&s, 'jän-
Function: noun
1 : a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certainbody fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (asafter internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states) called also icterus
2 : any disease or abnormal condition (as hepatitis A or leptospirosis) that is characterizedby jaundice called also icterus

jaundice jaun·dice (jôn'dĭs, jän'-)
n.
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occurring as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. Also called icterus.

jaundice (jôn'dĭs) Pronunciation Key
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, or mucous membranes caused by the deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occurring as a sign of disorders that interfere with normal metabolism or transport of bile. Liver diseases such as hepatitis commonly cause jaundice.

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