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3 definitions found 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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