icterus

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 (synset 114343111)
   is a type of: symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
   subtypes:

   • icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn - yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
   • kernicterus - an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage
   has: hyperbilirubinemia - abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
   same as: jaundice
2. Type genus of the Icteridae (synset 101574815)
   is a type of: bird genus - a genus of birds
   member holonym:

   • icterus galbula, northern oriole - a kind of New World oriole
   • icterus spurius, orchard oriole - the male is chestnut-and-black
   belongs to: family icteridae, icteridae - American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
   same as: genus icterus

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