Defenition of the word icterus

• Defenition of the word icterus

  • A clinical manifestation of hyperbilirubinemia, consisting of deposition of bile pigments in the skin, resulting in a yellowish staining of the skin and mucous membranes.
  • type genus of the Icteridae
  • yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia

Synonyms for the word icterus

• • genus Icterus
  • Icterus
  • jaundice

Meronymys for the word icterus

• • family Icteridae
  • hyperbilirubinemia
  • Icteridae
  • Icterus galbula
  • Icterus spurius
  • northern oriole
  • orchard oriole

Hyponyms for the word icterus

• • icterus neonatorum
  • jaundice of the newborn
  • kernicterus
  • physiological jaundice of the newborn

Hypernyms for the word icterus

• • bird genus
  • symptom

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