The medical term for jaundice, referring to the yellow discoloration of tissues due to bilirubin accumulation. Often used in more formal medical contexts than the common term 'jaundice.'
From Greek 'ikteros' meaning 'jaundice,' literally named after a yellow bird (the golden oriole) whose sight was believed to cure jaundice. Ancient Greeks thought seeing something yellow could cure the yellow disease - an early example of sympathetic magic in medicine.
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