icterus

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: jaundice]

2 type genus of the Icteridae [syn: genus Icterus]

English

Noun

1. An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice

Icterus can mean:

• Icterus is the genus name for orioles in the Americas.
• Icterus (medicine) is the yellow coloration of skin and mucus membranes of jaundice.

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