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jaundice

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced US //ˈdʒɔndəs// UK //dʒˈɔːndɪs// jaun·dice

n. a medical condition where your skin and eyes turn yellow. It happens when there is too much of a substance called bilirubin in your blood.

n. a medical condition characterised by the yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, caused by an excess of bilirubin in the blood. Often indicates a problem with the liver or bile ducts.


SIMPLE

The doctor checked the baby for jaundice after birth.

CONTEXTUAL

The patient was admitted to the hospital because his skin had turned a yellowish color, a sign of jaundice.

COMPLEX

While mild jaundice in newborns is often a temporary and harmless condition, persistent yellowing of the sclera can signal a more serious underlying liver pathology that requires immediate intervention.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune (“yellow”) + -isse (“-ness”). Jaune, from Old French jalne, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”), from galbus (“yellow”).

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