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Meaning of "icterus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ICTERUS

From Latin: yellow bird, the sight of which reputedly cured jaundice, from Greek ikteros.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ICTERUS

icterus  [ˈɪktərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICTERUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Icterus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ICTERUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of icterus in the English dictionary

The definition of icterus in the dictionary is a yellowing of plant leaves, caused by excessive cold or moisture.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ICTERUS


adulteress
əˈdʌltərəs
adulterous
əˈdʌltərəs
apterous
ˈæptərəs
boisterous
ˈbɔɪstərəs
dipterous
ˈdɪptərəs
Hatteras
ˈhætərəs
heteropterous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs
hymenopterous
ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərəs
kernicterus
ˌkɜːˈnɪktərəs
lepidopterous
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərəs
nectarous
ˈnektərəs
pesterous
ˈpestərəs
preposterous
prɪˈpɒstərəs
stertorous
ˈstɜːtərəs
Tartarus
ˈtɑːtərəs
tetrapterous
tɛˈtræptərəs
traitoress
ˈtreɪtərəs
traitorous
ˈtreɪtərəs
trichopterous
trɪˈkɒptərəs
uterus
ˈjuːtərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ICTERUS

icosahedron
icositetrahedra
icositetrahedron
ICQ
ICR
ICRC
ICS
ICSH
ICSI
ICT
ictal
icteric
icterine warbler
Ictinus
ictus
ICU
icy
icy blue
icy cold
icy pole

WORDS THAT END LIKE ICTERUS

a sop to Cerberus
Ahasuerus
antivirus
Belarus
Cerberus
chorus
cirrus
citrus
Cyprus
Cyrus
Hesperus
Horus
humerus
Lazarus
Severus
Taurus
thesaurus
trachypterus
virus
xerus

Synonyms and antonyms of icterus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «icterus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ICTERUS

Find out the translation of icterus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of icterus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «icterus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黄疸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ictericia
570 millions of speakers

English

icterus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कामला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليرقان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желтуха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

icterícia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কামলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ictère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Icterus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ikterus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黄疸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황달
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Icterus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bịnh hoàng đản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஞ்சள் காமாலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काचेचे झाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ittero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółtaczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовтяниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

icter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ίκτερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geelzucht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ikterus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikterus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of icterus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICTERUS»

The term «icterus» is normally little used and occupies the 120.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ICTERUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «icterus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «icterus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about icterus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICTERUS»

Discover the use of icterus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to icterus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Current Therapy in Equine Medicine
Because of their colored haircoats and skin pigmentation, it is rare to see icterus of the skin in a horse, except for in the occasional severely hyper- bilirubinemic individual that lacks skin pigment or has leukoderma around the muzzle or vulva.
Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, 2009
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine
DEFINITION Icterus is caused by hyperbilirubinemia with concomitant bilirubin deposition in tissues. It is characterized by yellow discoloration of the sclerae, nonpigmented skin, and mucous membranes. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY • Bilirubin ...
Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Kenneth Hinchcliff, 2011
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Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures
Icterus usually indicates hemolytic disease, liver failure, or anorexia (Fig. 20-1). • These entities usually can be separated with a welltaken history, clinical examination, and a few laboratory tests. • Practice Tip: Ifa problem isfound in another ...
James A. Orsini, Thomas J. Divers, 2013
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Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals
Elevated plasma bilirubin values are usually present for one or more days before clinical icterus is apparent, and there may be a delay between the time plasma bilirubin returns to normal and the clearance of the yellow discoloration of tissues .
Jiro Jerry Kaneko, John W. Harvey, Michael L. Bruss, 2008
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Sapira's Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis
The Sclera Scleral Icterus Scleral icterus is a misnomer because one actually is observing icterus of the bulbar conjunctiva against the white background pro- vided by the sclera. A whole school of one-upmanship has evolved around the ...
Jane M. Orient, Joseph D. Sapira, 2010
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Color Atlas of Pathophysiology
histamine, 316 icterus, 182 lipoprotein, 264 potassium, 134 serotonin, 316 somatotropin, 284 vomiting, 152 intima, 254 intracerebral pressure, 98, 152, 380 f intralaminar nuclei, 362 ff intraocular pressure, 344 intrinsic factor, 38, 146, 154 ...
Stefan Silbernagl, Florian Lang, 2011
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Good Practices for the Meat Industry
Judgement: Animals suspected to have icterus should be treated as "suspects" on ante-mortem examination. On post-mortem examination, the carcass and viscera with haemolytic, toxic icterus and obstructive icterus are condemned.
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Hematology: Landmark Papers of the Twentieth Century
Thus, we can conclude that, very luckily for him, our patient does not seem to owe his icterus to an obliteration that is more or less complete, congenital, or acquired in early childhood, of the bile duct or any other point of the biliary tract. On the ...
Marshall A. Lichtman, Jerry L. Spivak, 2000
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Feline Internal Medicine Secrets
Define hyperbilirubinemia and icterus, Hyperbilirubinemia is defmed as serum total bilirubin concentrations greater than the normal range. When hyperbilirubinemia is severe enough, a characteristic yellowing of tissues known as icterus can ...
Michael R. Lappin, 2001
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A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
... Subtropical Cacique Diglossopis glauca Deep-blue Flower-piercer Amblycercus holosericeus Yellow-billed Cacique Diglossopis indigotica Indigo Flower-piercer Icterus abeillei Black-backed Oriole Euneornis campestris Orangequit Icterus ...
David Boyd, 2006

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICTERUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term icterus is used in the context of the following news items.
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My Curious Case: GALT in an infant
An examination showed that he had respiratory distress, peculiar odour to his breath (fetor hepaticus), deep yellow icterus and swelling of the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
In words and pictures, authors examine family life of birds
A Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) male feeds his young in the nest in Mono Lake Basin, Calif. A Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) male feeds ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
3
Bird of the Month: Bullock's oriole
Scientific name:Icterus bullockii. How to identify: Male Bullock's orioles have a black crown and back, a black eyeline and chin. The remainder ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jun 15»
4
What is jaundice? What causes jaundice? What is icterus?
Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a term used to describe a yellowish tinge to the skin and sclerae (the white part of the eye) that is caused by ... «Medical News Today, Sep 09»

REFERENCE
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