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English noun: jaundice | |||
| 1. | jaundice (state) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | icterus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, kernicterus, physiological jaundice of the newborn | ||
| Part holonym | hyperbilirubinemia | ||
| 2. | jaundice (attribute) a rough and bitter manner | ||
| Synonyms | acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, tartness, thorniness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeableness | ||
English verb: jaundice | |||
| 1. | jaundice (change) distort adversely | ||
| Samples | Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deform, distort, strain | ||
| 2. | jaundice (body) affect with, or as if with, jaundice | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect | ||
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