JAUNDICE


Meaning of JAUNDICE in English

/jawn"dis, jahn"-/ , n. , v. , jaundiced, jaundicing .

n.

1. Also called icterus . Pathol. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Cf. physiologic jaundice .

2. grasserie.

3. a state of feeling in which views are prejudiced or judgment is distorted, as by envy or resentment.

v.t.

4. to distort or prejudice, as by envy or resentment: His social position jaundiced his view of things.

[ 1275-1325; ME jaundis jaunisse, equiv. to jaune yellow ( galbinus greenish-yellow) + -isse -ICE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .