"jaundice" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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: icterus
A rough and bitter manner (synset 104650754)
is a type of: disagreeableness - an ill-tempered and offensive disposition

same as: acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, tartness, thorniness

Verb

Distort adversely (synset 200478038)
"Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

is a type of: deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress
Affect with, or as if with, jaundice (synset 200106477)
is a type of: affect - act physically on; have an effect upon