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icterus

  • /ˈɪktəɹəs/

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From the Latin icterus, from the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”).

noun icteruses

  1. uncountable, usually An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
  2. uncountable, usually A yellowish appearance in plants.

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noun (medicine) An excess of bile pigments in the blood

DeutschGelbsucht, Ikterus
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@misc{icterus_2026,
  title = {icterus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/icterus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}