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jaundice

jawn duhs

  • n  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
  • n  a rough and bitter manner
  • v  distort adversely
    Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment
  • v  affect with, or as if with, jaundice

  • Infectious hepatitis, by vulgar error called jaundice, is the kind of disease that in peacetime worries doctors very little.
  • I was born with jaundice.
  • From Army camps and hospitals for the past three months have come rumors of a mysterious epidemic of jaundice.
News & Articles

  • Fearless spirit helps doctor save lives
    Author(s):  Mark Smith When pediatrician Aftab Naz opened his first clinic in Madera in 1982, it took mere months before he saw a patient he would remember the rest of his life. “A 1-year-old girl came in with jaundice,” Naz said in his office at Madera Family Medical Group, the clinic where he is founder and president. “A few days later her tummy started swelling as her liver failed and fluid ...
    Aug. 23, 2013 - Madera Tribune
Quotes

  • Elena Baltacha in Express.co.uk
    Elena, who lives in Ipswich, says: "The liver condition is still there but I push it to the back of my mind. I have been told I have a 50 per cent chance of developing jaundice and I have to take medication every day. I spend about 35 weeks of the...
  • Manohar Parrikar in Times of India
    Out of 19 cases of water contamination, 12 are in Panaji. If there is an outbreak of jaundice, the (urban development) minister will be held responsible,Parrikar said.

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