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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Icterus  \Ic"te*rus\,  n.  [NL.  See  {Icteric},  a.]  (Med.) 
  The  jaundice. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  icterus 
  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:  {jaundice}] 
  2:  type  genus  of  the  Icteridae  [syn:  {Icterus},  {genus  Icterus}] 




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