JAUNDICE


Meaning of JAUNDICE in English

[ 'dʒɔ:ndɪs ]

■ noun

1》 Medicine yellowing of the skin due to an excess of bile pigments in the blood.

2》 bitterness or resentment.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

ME jaunes , from OFr. jaunice 'yellowness', from jaune 'yellow'.

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