Hypertext Webster Gateway: "icterus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Icterus \Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See {Icteric}, a.] (Med.)
The jaundice.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
icterus
n 1: 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 [syn: {jaundice}]
2: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: {Icterus}, {genus Icterus}]
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