| 单词 | jaundice |
| 释义 | jaundice (once / 6087 pages) 1nv 2nv Jaundice is a medical condition that causes a slight yellowing of the skin. Many newborn babies are diagnosed with slight jaundice and need to spend time in the sunlight every day for a few weeks. A patient with jaundice looks a little yellow, a condition that's caused by excess pigmentation due to deficiencies in the liver or bile duct. One common medical cause of jaundice is hepatitis, a liver condition. Another meaning of jaundice is the distortion of opinions due especially to envy or resentment: "I hope my winning another acting award won't jaundice your feelings about being in plays." The Latin root is galbinus, "greenish yellow," a color once associated with bitterness and envy. WORD FAMILYjaundice: jaundiced, jaundicing USAGE EXAMPLESEven with what sounds like a slightly jaundiced view, he dived into the assignment. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Christiansen was born two months prematurely with cerebral palsy and survived despite suffering jaundice, blood poisoning, a heart attack and a collapsed lung. BBC(Dec 10, 2016) His eyes are jaundiced, so yellow they look dyed. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) 1 1n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper icterus icterus neonatorum, jaundice of the newborn, physiological jaundice of the newborn yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously kernicterusan abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 2v affect with, or as if with, jaundice 2Hyper affect act physically on; have an effect upon 1n a rough and bitter manner Syn|Hyper acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, tartness, thorniness disagreeableness an ill-tempered and offensive disposition 2v distort adversely Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment Hyper deform, distort, strain alter the shape of (something) by stress |
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