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

A failure in the secretion of bile is evidenced more or less by the well known icteric symptoms.

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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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Icteric synocha occurred also oftener, although far from frequently.

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Stranguaries were likewise pretty frequent, and icteric complaints, or the jaundice.

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

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