Jaundice
WordNet
noun
(1) A rough and bitter manner
(2) 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
verb
(3) Affect with, or as if with, jaundice
(4) Distort adversely
"Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
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Etymology
From , , from , from + . from , from , from .
Noun
- 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.
Verb
- To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
- The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. - Lord Lytton