Definition of icterus Icterus
ic•ter•us
We found 7 definitions of icterus from 6 different sources.
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What does icterus mean?
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| icterus - type genus of the Icteridae | ||
| genus Icterus | ||
| bird genus a genus of birds | ||
| family icteridae, icteridae American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks | ||
| icterus galbula, northern oriole a kind of New World oriole | ||
| icterus - 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 | ||
| jaundice | ||
| symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | ||
| hyperbilirubinemia abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood | ||
| icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- icterus (a.)
The jaundice.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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icterus
A clinical manifestation of hyperbilirubinemia, consisting of deposition of bile pigments in the skin, resulting in a yellowish staining of the skin and mucous membranes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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icterus
ik′te-rus, n. the jaundice: a yellowish appearance in plants.—adjs. Icter′ic, -al, affected with jaundice; Ic′terine, yellow, or marked with yellow, as a bird; Icterit′ious, yellow. [Gr. ikteros, jaundice.]
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🔤- icterus, noun, singular of icteruses.
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