different between icteric vs icterid

English

Alternative forms

• icterical (dated)

Etymology

From icterus (“jaundice”) +? -ic, or Latin ictericus.

Adjective

icteric (comparative more icteric, superlative most icteric)

1. (medicine) Jaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.
2. Relating to jaundice.

Usage notes

• Jaundiced is more commonly used than icteric.
• Icteric should not be confused with ictal, a reference to a physiological state or event such as a seizure, stroke, or headache.

Noun

icteric (plural icterics)

1. A medicine for jaundice.

See also

• icteric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jaundice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French ictérique

Adjective

icteric m or n (feminine singular icteric?, masculine plural icterici, feminine and neuter plural icterice)

1. icteric

Declension

English

Noun

icterid (plural icterids)

1. (ornithology) Any member of the family Icteridae of grackles and related New World birds.

Translations

Anagrams

• dictier