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icterus

noun
ic·ter·us | \ˈik-tə-rəs \

Definition of icterus 

: jaundice

First Known Use of icterus

circa 1673, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for icterus

New Latin, from Greek ikteros

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icterus

noun
ic·ter·us | \ˈik-tə-rəs \

Medical Definition of icterus 

: jaundice

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