ALL meanings of jaundice
jaun·dice
J j - noun jaundice 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. 1
- noun jaundice grasserie. 1
- noun jaundice a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced or judgment is distorted, as by envy or resentment. 1
- verb with object jaundice to distort or prejudice, as by envy or resentment: His social position jaundiced his view of things. 1
- noun jaundice A medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells. 1
- noun jaundice medical: yellowing of skin 1
- noun jaundice cynicism, bitterness 1
- transitive verb jaundice person: make cynical, bitter 1
- transitive verb jaundice view: make cynical, bitter 1
- noun jaundice (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the feces, constipation, queasiness, 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. Other causes include increased hemolysis and any liver disease. The discoloration is caused by accumulation of bilirubin in the body; bilirubin is normally excreted in bile to give feces their normal yellow-brown coloration. 0
- verb jaundice (Transitive Verb) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. 0
- uncountable noun jaundice Jaundice is an illness that makes your skin and eyes become yellow. 0
- noun jaundice yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to the abnormal presence of bile pigments in the blood, as in hepatitis 0
- noun jaundice a mental state of bitterness, jealousy, and ill humour resulting in distorted judgment 0
- verb jaundice to distort (the judgment, etc) adversely 0
- verb jaundice to affect with or as if with jaundice 0
- noun jaundice a condition in which the eyeballs, the skin, and the urine become abnormally yellowish as a result of increased amounts of bile pigments in the blood 0
- noun jaundice a disease causing this condition, as hepatitis 0
- noun jaundice a bitter or prejudiced state of mind, caused by jealousy, envy, etc. 0
- verb transitive jaundice to cause to have jaundice 0
- verb transitive jaundice to make bitter or prejudiced through jealousy, envy, etc. 0