jaundice
IPA: dʒˈɔndʌs
noun
- (pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- (figurative) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.
verb
- (transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
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Examples of "jaundice" in Sentences
- He died of jaundice in Copenhagen.
- Jaundice is highly indicative of the disease.
- It creates an unhealthy and jaundiced worldview.
- I look to it for information with a jaundiced eye.
- It comes across as a bit jaundiced and hysterical.
- He's got jaundice, which is common and not serious.
- The occurrence of jaundice indicates advanced liver damage.
- A study of the coagulation defect in hemophilia and in jaundice.
- A newborn child with jaundice was being treated at the hosptial.
- Liver damage can cause jaundice, which is when the skin turns yellow.
- This coloring, called jaundice, is related to bilirubin levels in her blood.
- Another crude example is that everything appears yellow to the jaundiced eye.
- In the past, it was used as a remedy for jaundice because of its yellow color.
- He then became interested in jaundice, which is always associated with chloroform poisoning and injury to the liver.
- During pregnancy increased amounts of sex hormones are given off, while in jaundice the bile acids are retained in the body.
- Poor Ernest has been suffering since Wednesday last with the jaundice, which is very distressing and troublesome, though not alarming ....
- ‘Well, to give you the proper textbook definition: jaundice occurs when there is a breakdown of red blood cells and you get a build-up of a yellow pigment called bilirubin.’
- His doctor noticed immediately that Tom did look ill: his skin and the whites of his eyes had a yellowish hue this is called jaundice, and he had a swollen, distended abdomen.
- DANIEL SPITZ, FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST: Well, oftentimes, a yellow tint to the eyes indicates jaundice, which is generally associated with some kind of liver condition, maybe cirrhosis of the liver, maybe hepatitis.