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jaundice

n. மஞ்சட் காமாலைநோய், பார்வைக்கோளாறு, (வினை.) மஞ்சட் காமாலைநோயால் தாக்கு, பொறாமைக்கு ஆளாக்கு, தீர்ப்பு வகையில் பொறாமையூட்டி மாறுபடுத்து.


Jaun"dice, n. Etym: [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus yellow.] (Med.) Defn: A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the fæces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood. Blue jaundice. See Cyanopathy. Jaun"dice, v. t. Defn: To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul. Ld. Lytton.


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