icterus

[ ik-ter-uhs ]

/ ˈɪk tər əs /

noun Pathology.

jaundice (def. 1).

Origin of icterus

1700–10; <Latin <Greek íkteros jaundice, a yellow bird said to cure jaundice when seen

Words nearby icterus

icteric, ictero-, icterogenic, icterohepatitis, icteroid, icterus, icterus gravis, icterus index, icterus neonatorum, Ictinus, ictus

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Example sentences from the Web for icterus

Baltimore orioles (Icterus galbula) and yellow-billed cuckoos often forage in cottonwoods.
The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation|Henry S. Fitch
We saw, in the neighbourhood, the beautiful yellow-headed Icterus xanthocephalus.
Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied
But, on the contrary, icterus has rarely been noted in scurvy.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
Icterus phœniceus (red-winged blackbird), Umbazookskus River.
The Maine Woods|Henry David Thoreau

Icterus, symptomatic of the affection, has not been observed.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for icterus

icterus

/ (ˈɪktərəs) /

noun

pathol another name for jaundice

a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture

Derived forms of icterus

icteric (ɪkˈtɛrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for icterus

C18: from Latin: yellow bird, the sight of which reputedly cured jaundice, from Greek ikteros

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Medical definitions for icterus

icterus

[ ĭk′tər-əs ]

n.

jaundice

单词	icterus
释义	icterus [ ik-ter-uhs ] / ˈɪk tər əs / noun Pathology. jaundice (def. 1). Origin of icterus 1700–10; <Latin <Greek íkteros jaundice, a yellow bird said to cure jaundice when seen Words nearby icterus icteric, ictero-, icterogenic, icterohepatitis, icteroid, icterus, icterus gravis, icterus index, icterus neonatorum, Ictinus, ictus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for icterus Baltimore orioles (Icterus galbula) and yellow-billed cuckoos often forage in cottonwoods. The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation\|Henry S. Fitch We saw, in the neighbourhood, the beautiful yellow-headed Icterus xanthocephalus. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843)\|Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied But, on the contrary, icterus has rarely been noted in scurvy. Scurvy Past and Present\|Alfred Fabian Hess Icterus phœniceus (red-winged blackbird), Umbazookskus River. The Maine Woods\|Henry David Thoreau Icterus, symptomatic of the affection, has not been observed. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various British Dictionary definitions for icterus icterus / (ˈɪktərəs) / noun pathol another name for jaundice a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture Derived forms of icterus icteric (ɪkˈtɛrɪk), adjective Word Origin for icterus C18: from Latin: yellow bird, the sight of which reputedly cured jaundice, from Greek ikteros Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for icterus icterus [ ĭk′tər-əs ] n. jaundice The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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