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Icterus

Icterus Meaning & Definition
Icterus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Icterus?

[n] type genus of the Icteridae
[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Icterus: genus Icterus | jaundice

Related Terms | Find terms related to Icterus: abscess | ague | anemia | ankylosis | anoxia | apnea | asphyxiation | asthma | ataxia | atrophy | backache | bleeding | blennorhea | cachexia | cachexy | chill | chills | cholangitis | cholecystitis | cirrhosis | colic | constipation | convulsion | coughing | cyanosis | diarrhea | dizziness | dropsy | dysentery | dyspepsia | dyspnea | edema | emaciation | fainting | fatigue | fever | fibrillation | flux | growth | hemorrhage | hepatitis | hepatoma | high blood pressure | hydrops | hypertension | hypotension | indigestion | infectious hepatitis | inflammation | insomnia | itching | labored breathing | low blood pressure | lumbago | marasmus | nasal discharge | nausea | necrosis | pain | paralysis | pruritus | rash | rheum | sallowness | sclerosis | seizure | serum hepatitis | shock | skin eruption | sneezing | sore | spasm | tabes | tachycardia | tumor | upset stomach | vertigo | vomiting | wasting | xanthochroism | yellow complexion | yellow race | yellow skin

See Also | bird genus | family Icteridae | hyperbilirubinemia | Icteridae | Icterus galbula | icterus neonatorum | Icterus spurius | jaundice of the newborn | kernicterus | northern oriole | orchard oriole | physiological jaundice of the newborn | symptom

Icterus In Webster's Dictionary

\Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See {Icteric}, a.] (Med.) The jaundice.

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