icteric

[ ik-ter-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.

Other Words From

• post·ic·ter·ic adjective
• sub·ic·ter·ic adjective
• sub·ic·ter·i·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of icteric¹

1590–1600; < Latin ictericus < Greek ikterikós, equivalent to íkter ( os ) jaundice + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

The icteric hue is seldom intense, indeed very infrequently equalling the orange-yellow of jaundice resulting from obstruction.

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See his Treatise on biliary Concretions, chap. ii. where he has collected a great Number of icteric Cases, in which the Bile has been found quite viscid after Death.

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Several times we observed a faint icteric coloring and in some cases the appearance on neck and breast of an exanthema resembling measles.

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The adipose tissue throughout the carcass may show a pronounced icteric appearance in certain cases.

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The skin may assume a dull sallow or earthy hue, or a bright yellow icteric tint may appear.

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