icteric
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- posticteric adjective
- subicteric adjective
- subicterical adjective
Etymology
Origin of icteric
1590–1600; < Latin ictericus < Greek ikterikós, equivalent to íkter ( os ) jaundice + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Dr. Coe says, sometimes icteric Patients discharge very thick Bile, almost as viscid as Bird-Lime.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
The skin is generally yellow, sometimes quite intensely icteric, but seldom showing the ecchymotic extravasations of yellow fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Purpura, with profuse hemorrhages and a livid hue of the skin, is ominous; icteric discoloration, together with marked glandular and periglandular tumefaction, is absolutely fatal.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The Looseness continued till the 15th, when most of the icteric Symptoms were gone, and by the 30th they entirely disappeared.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
The skin may assume a dull sallow or earthy hue, or a bright yellow icteric tint may appear.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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