OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5252

jaundice

/ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ictericia
A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
But look in this new mirror, lovely friend. / Both gods and fairies wait on lovers' wills. / That jaundices be changed to daffodils!
In British folk medicine there are some unusual remedies for jaundice. A bizarre superstition from Staffordshire is that if a bladder is filled with the patient's urine and placed…
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