- jaun·dice
- /ˈʤɑːndəs/ noun [noncount]medical : a disease that causes a person's skin to turn yellow
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jaun|dice — «JAWN dihs, JAHN », noun, verb, diced, dic|ing. –n. 1. an unhealthy bodily condition that causes yellowness of the skin, eyes, and body fluids, and disturbed vision; icterus. It is caused by too much bile in the blood and is a symptom of… … Useful english dictionary
jaun — jaun; jaun·der; jaun·ders; jaun·ti·ly; jaun·ti·ness; jaun·dice; jaun·ty; … English syllables
dice — dice; prej·u·dice·less; war·ran·dice; jaun·dice; prej·u·dice; cad·dice; … English syllables
jaundice — jaun·dice … English syllables
jaundice — jaun|dice [ˈdʒo:ndıs US ˈdʒo:n , ˈdʒa:n ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: jaunice, from jaune yellow ] a medical condition in which your skin and the white part of your eyes become yellow … Dictionary of contemporary English
jaundice — jaun|dice [ dʒɔndıs ] noun uncount an illness of the liver that makes the skin and the white part of the eyes become yellow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jaundice — jaun•dice [[t]ˈdʒɔn dɪs, ˈdʒɑn [/t]] n. v. diced, dic•ing 1) pat Also called icterus yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood. 2) a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced … From formal English to slang
Jaundice — Yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally blood high levels of the bile pigment bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids. Jaundice was once called the morbus regius (the regal… … Medical dictionary
Bejaundice — Be*jaun dice, v. t. To infect with jaundice. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue jaundice — Jaundice 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
