jaundice
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈdʒɔndɪs/
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdʒɔːndɪs/
Noun

jaundice

  1. (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]
    Synonyms: icterus
    • 2004, Gabrielle Hatfield, Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions, ABC-CLIO (ISBN 9781576078747), page 215:
      In British folk medicine there are some unusual remedies for jaundice. A bizarre superstition from Staffordshire is that if a bladder is filled with the patient's urine and placed near the fire, as it dries out, the patient will recover (Black 1883: 56).
    • 2016, Dueep Jyot Singh, John Davidson, Knowing More About Jaundice - Prevention and Natural Cure Remedies of Jaundice, Mendon Cottage Books (ISBN 9781370727841), page 8:
      Just ask the doctors how many cases of infantile jaundice in newborn babies have this scene that particular week?
  2. (figurative) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy. [from 1620s]
Translations Verb

jaundice (jaundices, present participle jaundicing; past and past participle jaundiced)

  1. (transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. [from 1791]
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Translations
  • French: en faire une jaunisse
  • German: sich verfärben, rot anlaufen



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