Jaundice Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Jaundice

Learn about the word Jaundice to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Jaundice definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Jaundice

Jaundice Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jaundice? [n] a sharp and bitter manner [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 [v] affect with, or as if with, jaundice [v] distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jaundice: acerbity \| acrimony \| bitterness \| icterus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jaundice: abscess \| ague \| anemia \| ankylosis \| anoxia \| apnea \| asphyxiation \| asthma \| ataxia \| atrophy \| aurify \| backache \| begild \| bend \| bent \| bias \| bleeding \| blennorhea \| cachexia \| cachexy \| chill \| chills \| cholangitis \| cholecystitis \| cirrhosis \| colic \| constipation \| convulsion \| coughing \| cyanosis \| diarrhea \| distort \| dizziness \| dropsy \| dysentery \| dyspepsia \| dyspnea \| edema \| emaciation \| engild \| envy \| fainting \| fatigue \| favoritism \| fever \| fibrillation \| flux \| forejudgment \| gild \| green-eyed jealousy \| green-eyed monster \| growth \| heartburn \| heartburning \| hemorrhage \| hepatitis \| hepatoma \| high blood pressure \| horn-madness \| hydrops \| hypertension \| hypotension \| inclination \| indigestion \| infectious hepatitis \| inflammation \| influence \| insomnia \| itching \| jalousie \| jaundiced eye \| jealousness \| jealousy \| labored breathing \| leaning \| low blood pressure \| lumbago \| marasmus \| nasal discharge \| nausea \| necrosis \| one-sidedness \| pain \| paralysis \| partialism \| partiality \| partisanship \| preconception \| predilection \| prejudgment \| prejudice \| prejudice against \| prejudice the issue \| prepossess \| prepossession \| pruritus \| rash \| rheum \| sallow \| sallowness \| sclerosis \| seizure \| serum hepatitis \| shock \| skin eruption \| sneezing \| sore \| spasm \| sway \| tabes \| tachycardia \| tumor \| turn yellow \| twist \| undetachment \| undispassionateness \| upset stomach \| vertigo \| vomiting \| warp \| wasting \| xanthochroism \| yellow \| yellow complexion \| yellow race \| yellow skin See Also \| affect \| deform \| disagreeableness \| distort \| hyperbilirubinemia \| icterus neonatorum \| jaundice of the newborn \| kernicterus \| physiological jaundice of the newborn \| strain \| symptom Jaundice In Webster's Dictionary \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}. \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.

Jaundice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jaundice?

[n] a sharp and bitter manner
[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
[v] affect with, or as if with, jaundice
[v] distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jaundice: acerbity | acrimony | bitterness | icterus

Jaundice In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.


\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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
Apatura ‐ large Old World…
Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…