'Jaundice' definitions:
Definition of 'jaundice'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, icterus]
noun
verb
Distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
verb
Affect with, or as if with, jaundice
Definition of 'Jaundice'
From: GCIDE
- Jaundice \Jaun"dice\, v. t. To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. [1913 Webster]
- The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jaundice'
From: GCIDE
- 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 feces, 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. [1913 Webster]
- Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jaundice'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- aurify,
- backache,
- begild,
- bend,
- bent,
- bias,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- cholangitis,
- cholecystitis,
- cirrhosis,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- distort,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- engild,
- envy,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- favoritism,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- forejudgment,
- gild,
- green-eyed jealousy,
- green-eyed monster,
- growth,
- heartburn,
- heartburning,
- hemorrhage,
- hepatitis,
- hepatoma,
- high blood pressure,
- horn-madness,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- inclination,
- indigestion,
- infectious hepatitis,
- inflammation,
- influence,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jalousie,
- jaundiced eye,
- jealousness,
- jealousy,
- labored breathing,
- leaning,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- one-sidedness,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- partialism,
- partiality,
- partisanship,
- preconception,
- predilection,
- prejudgment,
- prejudice,
- prejudice against,
- prejudice the issue,
- prepossess,
- prepossession,
- pruritus,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sallow,
- sallowness,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- serum hepatitis,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- sway,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumor,
- turn yellow,
- twist,
- undetachment,
- undispassionateness,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- warp,
- wasting,
- xanthochroism,
- yellow,
- yellow complexion,
- yellow race,
- yellow skin