1
: yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
2
: a disease or abnormal condition characterized by jaundice
3
: a state or attitude characterized by satiety, distaste, or hostility
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Examples of jaundice in a Sentence
the jaundice in the eyes of the two feuding neighbors was enough to kill crabgrass
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Beethoven suffered from deafness, gastrointestinal troubles, and jaundice, eventually succumbing to liver and kidney disease.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
But away from the fortepiano, Beethoven’s life was plagued by deafness, debilitating gastrointestinal troubles, and jaundice.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 June 2024
The most common symptoms were jaundice, nausea and abdominal pain.
—Meeri Kim, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
By December 1826, Beethoven was quite ill, suffering from a second bout of jaundice and swollen limbs, fever, dropsy, and labored breathing.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
But away from the fortepiano, Beethoven’s life was plagued by deafness, debilitating gastrointestinal troubles, and jaundice.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 June 2024
The most common symptoms were jaundice, nausea and abdominal pain.
—Meeri Kim, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
By December 1826, Beethoven was quite ill, suffering from a second bout of jaundice and swollen limbs, fever, dropsy, and labored breathing.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
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jaundice
noun
jaun·dice
ˈjȯn-dəs 
ˈjän-
1
: yellowish discoloring of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the presence of coloring matter from the bile
also
: a disease or abnormal condition marked by jaundice
2
: a state or attitude marked by envy, dislike, or hostility
Medical Definition
jaundice
noun
jaun·dice
ˈjȯn-dəs, ˈjän-
1
: a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments and especially bilirubin that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states)
called also icterus
2
: any disease or abnormal condition (as hepatitis A or leptospirosis) that is characterized by jaundice
called also icterus
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