English noun: icterus | |||
1. | icterus (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 | jaundice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, kernicterus, physiological jaundice of the newborn | ||
Part holonym | hyperbilirubinemia | ||
2. | Icterus (animal) type genus of the Icteridae | ||
Synonyms | genus Icterus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bird genus | ||
Member holonym | Icterus galbula, Icterus spurius, northern oriole, orchard oriole | ||
Member meronym | family Icteridae, Icteridae | ||