icteric

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icteric - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Icteric \Ic*ter"ic\ ([i^]k*t[e^]r"[i^]k), n.
     A remedy for the jaundice.
     [1913 Webster] Icteric

  Icteric \Ic*ter"ic\ ([i^]k*t[e^]r"[i^]k), Icterical
  \Ic*ter"ic*al\ ([i^]k*t[e^]r"[i^]*kal), a. [L. ictericus, Gr.
     'ikteriko`s, fr. 'i`kteros jaundice: cf. F. ict['e]rique.]
     1. Pertaining to, or affected with, jaundice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Good against the jaundice. --Johnson. Icteritious

icteric - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  icteric
      adj 1: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
             [syn: jaundiced, icteric, yellow]