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Word History
Middle English jawnes, jaundis, from Anglo-French jaunice, galniz, from jaune, gaune yellow, from Latin galbinus greenish yellow
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Jaundice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaundice. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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jaundice
nounMedical Definition
jaundice
nouncalled also icterus
called also icterus
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