icterus
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the Icteridae (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | bird genus, |
definition | : | a genus of birds (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | family icteridae, icteridae, |
definition | : | American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks (noun.animal) |
2. 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 (noun.state)
hypernym | : | symptom, |
definition | : | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | kernicterus, |
definition | : | an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage (noun.state) |
part holonym | : | hyperbilirubinemia, |
definition | : | abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood (noun.state) |
derivation | : | jaundice, |
definition | : | affect with, or as if with, jaundice (verb.body) |
derivation | : | icteric, jaundiced, yellow, |
definition | : | affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc (adj.all) |
derivation | : | jaundice, |
definition | : | affect with, or as if with, jaundice (verb.body) |
derivation | : | icteric, jaundiced, yellow, |
definition | : | affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc (adj.all) |
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