Jaundice Synonyms

jôndĭs, jän-
A rough and bitter manner
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. icterus
  2. biliousness
  3. bitterness
  4. hepatitis
  5. acrimony
  6. leptospirosis
  7. acerbity
  8. tartness
  9. thorniness
To affect with the negativity or bitterness of jaundice.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bias
To cause to have a prejudiced view
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bias
  2. prejudice
  3. prepossess
  4. warp

Words Related to Jaundice

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. disease
  2. affect
  3. straight
  4. melaena
  5. splenomegaly
  6. haematemesis
  7. thyrotoxicosis
  8. conjunctivitis
  9. gastritis
  10. gynaecomastia
  11. uraemia
  12. epistaxis
  13. cholestatic
  14. eosinophilia

Jaundice Sentence Examples

  • Peltigera canin g, which formed the basis of the celebrated " pulvis antilyssus " of Dr Mead, long regarded as a sovereign cure for hydrophobia; Platysma juniperinum, lauded as a specific in jaundice, no doubt on the similia similibus principle from a resemblance between its yellow colour and that of the jaundiced skin; Peltidea aphthosa, which on the same principle was regarded by the Swedes, when boiled in milk, as an effectual remedy for the aphthae or rash on their children.

  • When taken internally it is both a secretory and an excretory cholagogue, but so irritant and powerful that its use in cases of jaundice is generally undesirable.

  • In hepatogenous pigmentation (icterus or jaundice) we have the iron-free pigment modified and transformed by the action of the liver cells into bile pigment (bilirubin).

  • Jaundice is caused by too much of a yellow substance called bilirubin building up in the body.

  • Some of these symptoms include jaundice, dark urine, nausea, vomiting, abdominal swelling, unusual weight gain, and abdominal pain.

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