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What is "icteric"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Icteric

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

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.

  2. Good against the jaundice.
    --Johnson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
icteric

c.1600, from Latin ictericus, from Greek ikterikos "jaundiced," from ikteros (see icterus). Related: Icterical.

Wiktionary
icteric

a. 1 (context medicine English) jaundice (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body. 2 Relating to jaundice. n. A medicine for jaundice.

WordNet
icteric

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

Usage examples of "icteric".

Through the crack I could see waves on the lake fifty meters below, quivering in the icteric light of a laser aimed at us from the Templeton defenses.