Icterus synonyms

ĭk'tər-əs

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jaundice (related)
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, or mucous membranes caused by the deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occurring as a sign of disorders that interfere with normal metabolism or transport of bile. Liver diseases such as hepatitis commonly cause jaundice.
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genus Icterus
type genus of the Icteridae
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Icterus Sentence Examples

  • 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).

  • Symptoms were not accompanied by icterus (Quint 1933 ). Hypericum canariense L. Rabanal et al.

  • Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula joined the melee of Kingbirds and Mockingbirds in a small area of scrub.

  • Jaundice, also called icterus or hyperbilirubinemia, is a very common condition in newborns.

  • Even healthy infants may appear to have a yellow stain in their skin (physiological jaundice or icterus) and the whites of the eyes (sclerae) in the first week after birth.

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