icterus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    jaundice.
  2. noun type genus of the Icteridae
    genus Icterus.

WordNet

Ic"te*rus noun
Etymology
NL. See Icteric, a.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The jaundice.

Webster 1913