Word
Jaundice
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
jaun-dice
Definition
- n. - A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the
eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation,
uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general
languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the
biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile,
which is then absorbed into the blood.
- v. t. - To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or
envy; to prejudice.
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