A medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells
Part of Speech
compound
Semantic Domain
Humans, Social Relations and Organization
Body functions
Health, well-being and sickness
Example Sentence
Babies with jaundice have a yellow color to the skin and eyes