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jaundice(1) (iou)



jaundice noun. ME.
[Old French jaunice (mod. -isse) yellowness, from jaune yellow: see -ICE1. For the intrusive d cf. sound.]
Medicine. A condition characterized by yellowness of the skin, conjunctiva, and tissues, and occas. disordered vision, often due to obstruction of the bile duct or disease of the liver. ME.
obstructive jaundice: see OBSTRUCTIVE adjective 2.
fig. A jaundiced condition or viewpoint; envy, jealousy, resentment. L16.
Dryden Jealousie, the jaundice of the soul. D. Francis 'It sounds dry,' I said with jaundice.
= ICTERUS 2. E-M17.