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icteric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
icter-ic
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Jaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.

adj

Relating to jaundice.

noun

A medicine for jaundice.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From icterus (“jaundice”) + -ic, or Latin ictericus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more icteric (comparative) most icteric (superlative) icterical (alternative) icterics (plural)

Derived Forms

anicteric nonicteric posticteric preicteric subicteric

Synonyms

jaundiced yellow

Questions

What does icteric mean?
Jaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.
Where does icteric come from?
From icterus (“jaundice”) + -ic, or Latin ictericus.

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