jaundice
noun/ˈdʒɔːndɪs/
/ˈdʒɔːndɪs/
[uncountable]- a medical condition in which the skin and the white parts of the eyes become yellow, caused by disease of the liver or bloodTopics Health problemsc2Word OriginMiddle English jaunes, from Old French jaunice ‘yellowness’, from jaune ‘yellow’.
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