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| - From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] jaundis, jaunis, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] jaunisse, from jaune (“‘yellow’”) + -isse (“‘-ice, '-ness'’”). Jaune from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] jalne, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] galbinus (“‘yellowish’”), from galbus (“‘yellow’”).
- Jaundice is a frequent, unexplainable pain in your liver that causes you to turn yellow, though sometimes one may turn other colors such as orange, purple, and black.
- Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, the whites of the eyes and other membranes. It is caused by a buildup of bilirubin, an otherwise harmless by-product of the processing of dead red blood cells by the spleen that is usually processed by the liver into other harmless by-products. It can have several causes, but it is a classic sign of liver failure and, at least in adults, always indicates a serious underlying condition. Jaundice indicates one of three things: - That too many red blood cells are being destroyed, overwhelming the ability of the liver to cope with the bilirubin.
- Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective: icteric), is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), and other mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). This hyperbilirubinemia subsequently causes increased levels of bilirubin in the extracellular fluids. Typically, the concentration of bilirubin in the plasma must exceed 1.5 mg/dL, three times the usual value of approximately 0.5mg/dL, for the coloration to be easily visible. Jaundice comes from the French word jaune, meaning yellow.
- Johnny was a kid in third grade, as were most children his age. One particular summer afternoon, after getting off the bus and walking down the street toward his house, he stopped to talk to his neighbor who was standing in his yard. After a brief conversation, he went home, so as not to worry his mother. “And just where have you been?” his mother asked as he walked in the front door. “Talking to the guy next door,” he said as he set his backpack on a chair at the kitchen table and sat across from his mother. “What’s jaundice mean?” he asked.
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| - From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] jaundis, jaunis, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] jaunisse, from jaune (“‘yellow’”) + -isse (“‘-ice, '-ness'’”). Jaune from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] jalne, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Jaundice]] galbinus (“‘yellowish’”), from galbus (“‘yellow’”).
- Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective: icteric), is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), and other mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). This hyperbilirubinemia subsequently causes increased levels of bilirubin in the extracellular fluids. Typically, the concentration of bilirubin in the plasma must exceed 1.5 mg/dL, three times the usual value of approximately 0.5mg/dL, for the coloration to be easily visible. Jaundice comes from the French word jaune, meaning yellow. One of the first tissues to change color as bilirubin levels rise in jaundice is the conjunctiva of the eye, a condition sometimes referred to as scleral icterus. However, the sclera themselves are not "icteric" (stained with bile pigment) but rather the conjunctival membranes that overlie them. The yellowing of the "white of the eye" is thus more properly conjunctival icterus.
- Jaundice is a frequent, unexplainable pain in your liver that causes you to turn yellow, though sometimes one may turn other colors such as orange, purple, and black.
- Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, the whites of the eyes and other membranes. It is caused by a buildup of bilirubin, an otherwise harmless by-product of the processing of dead red blood cells by the spleen that is usually processed by the liver into other harmless by-products. It can have several causes, but it is a classic sign of liver failure and, at least in adults, always indicates a serious underlying condition. Jaundice indicates one of three things: - That too many red blood cells are being destroyed, overwhelming the ability of the liver to cope with the bilirubin. - That the liver is no longer processing bilirubin, a classic sign of liver failure and liver dysfunction caused by hepatitis or malaria. - That the liver is processing the bilirubin, but the by-products are not being properly disposed of in the bile. This can be caused by a blockage of the bile duct.
- Johnny was a kid in third grade, as were most children his age. One particular summer afternoon, after getting off the bus and walking down the street toward his house, he stopped to talk to his neighbor who was standing in his yard. After a brief conversation, he went home, so as not to worry his mother. “And just where have you been?” his mother asked as he walked in the front door. “Talking to the guy next door,” he said as he set his backpack on a chair at the kitchen table and sat across from his mother. “What’s jaundice mean?” he asked. “What?” queried his mother, confused as to how he had learned that word. “Where did you hear that?” she asked. “I was coming down the street and saw the man next door. I asked him why his skin was so yellow!” Johnny stated, proudly. “Oh. I see,” his mother said, “Go to your room, and do your homework.” She walked to the window and looked over to the house next door. She didn’t want to remind her son that their neighbor had died a week ago, from liver failure.
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