jaundice
pronunciation
How to pronounce jaundice in British English:
UK [ˈdʒɔ:ndɪs]
How to pronounce jaundice in American English:
US [ˈdʒɔndɪs, ˈdʒɑn-]
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- 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
- a sharp and bitter manner
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- Verb:
- distort adversely
- affect with, or as if with, jaundice
Word Origin
- jaundice
- jaundice: [14] Jaundice is literally ‘yellowness’. The word came from Old French jaunice, which was a derivative of the adjective jaune ‘yellow’ (the d in the middle appeared towards the end of the 14th century). The derived adjective jaundiced [17] originally meant simply ‘suffering from jaundice’, but the association of the yellowish colour with bitterness and envy soon produced the figurative meaning familiar today.=> yellow
- jaundice (n.)
- c. 1300, jaunis, from Old French jaunice, earlier jalnice, "yellowness" (12c.), from jaune, jalne "yellow," from Latin galbinus "greenish yellow" (also source of Italian giallo), extended form of galbus, which is probably from PIE *ghel- "yellow, green" (see Chloe). With intrusive -d- (compare gender, astound, thunder). Figurative meaning "feeling in which views are colored or distorted" first recorded 1620s, from yellow's association with bitterness and envy (see yellow). In Old English geolu adl "yellow sickness;" in Middle English also gulesought. As a verb, from 1791, but usually in figurative use. Related: Jaundiced.
Example
- 1. Breast milk also helps reduce the risk of jaundice in infants .
- 2. Jaundice 1 was my first suspicion .
- 3. Asthma does not cause jaundice .
- 4. Jaundice of the eyes and skin can also occur if the liver is badly affected .
- 5. Dark urine and jaundice ( yellowing of the skin and eyes ) suggest a more serious case .