Jaun"dice (?; 277), n. [OE.
jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr. jaune yellow, orig.
jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr. galbus
yellow.] (Med.) A morbid condition, characterized by
yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the
fæces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach,
loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused
usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming
up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the
blood.
Blue jaundice. See
Cyanopathy.
Jaun"dice (?), v. t. To affect
with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
The envy of wealth jaundiced his
soul.
Ld. Lytton.