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icterus
[ ik-ter-uhs ]
icterus
/ ɪkˈtɛrɪk; ˈɪktərəs /
noun
- pathol another name for jaundice
- a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture
Derived Forms
- icteric, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of icterus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of icterus1
Example Sentences
Other species of icterus also frequent the vast cattle-herds of the South American plains.
The inirritability of the gall-bladder probably occasions one kind of icterus, or jaundice; which is owing to whatever obstructs the passage of bile into the duodenum.
Some use them internally in doses of 4 grams to cure icterus.
Besides, she has other chapters on nervous affections, on icterus, on fevers, on intestinal worms, on infections due to swamp exhalations, on dysentery, and a number of forms of pulmonary diseases.
The existence of accidental nigrities rests on well-established facts which are distinctly different from the pigmentation of purpura, icterus, or that produced by metallic salts.
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