JAUNDICE


Meaning of JAUNDICE in English

/ ˈdʒɔːndɪs; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a medical condition in which the skin and the white parts of the eyes become yellow

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English jaunes , from Old French jaunice yellowness, from jaune yellow.

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