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Icterus

noun

Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia. Synonym: jaundice.

Type genus of the Icteridae. Synonym: genus Icterus.

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Words linked to "Icterus" : bird genus, hyperbilirubinemia, icterus neonatorum, genus Icterus, icteric, orchard oriole, physiological jaundice of the newborn, northern oriole, Icteridae, family Icteridae, jaundice of the newborn, Icterus galbula galbula, symptom