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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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, 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jaundice \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jaundice
n 1: 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 [syn: {icterus}]
2: a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acrimony}, {acerbity}]
v 1: distort adversely: "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
2: affect with or as if with jaundice
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