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The jaundice.

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  1. a. The jaundice.
  2. n. yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
  3. n. type genus of the Icteridae