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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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, icterus]

2. type genus of the Icteridae;
[syn: Icterus, genus Icterus]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Icterus \Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.)
   The jaundice.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, icterus]
    2: type genus of the Icteridae [syn: Icterus, genus Icterus]