icterus

noun — 2 senses

icterus

noun

/ˈɪktəɹəs/

Etymology From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).

1

Medicine, Sciences Usually An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.

2

Usually A yellowish appearance in plants.

Derived terms
icteremia, icteric, icterometer, icterus neonatorum

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