Definition of "icteric" []

• Relating to or affected with jaundice. (adjective)
• Used to treat jaundice. (adjective)
• A remedy for jaundice. (noun)

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• "This worked equally well for icteric and nonicteric conditions."
• "The adipose tissue throughout the carcass may show a pronounced icteric appearance in certain cases."
• "Several times we observed a faint icteric coloring and in some cases the appearance on neck and breast of an exanthema resembling measles."