jaundice : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jaundice	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for jaundice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jaundice n 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 Synonym(s): jaundice, icterus a rough and bitter manner Synonym(s): bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness v distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment" affect with, or as if with, jaundice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[91]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}.