Icteric
[ik-ter-ik] /ɪkˈtɛr ɪk/
adjective, Pathology.
1.
pertaining to or affected with ; jaundiced.
adj.
c.1600, from Latin ictericus, from Greek ikterikos “jaundiced,” from ikteros (see icterus). Related: Icterical.
icteric ic·ter·ic (ĭk-těr’ĭk)
adj.
n.
A remedy for jaundice.
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