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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


Synonymsjaundice


Broader (hypernym)symptom


Narrower (hyponym)icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, kernicterus, physiological jaundice of the newborn


Part holonymhyperbilirubinemia

2. Icterus (animal) type genus of the Icteridae


Synonymsgenus Icterus


Broader (hypernym)bird genus


Member holonymIcterus galbula, Icterus spurius, northern oriole, orchard oriole


Member meronymfamily Icteridae, Icteridae









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