pseudojaundice /pseu·do·jaun·dice/ (-jawn´dis) skin discoloration due to blood changes and not to liver disease.
pseudojaundice
pseudojaundice [soo″do-jawn´dis]
pseu·do·jaun·dice (s  d -jôn d s, -jän-)n. See pseudoicterus. |
pseudojaundice
[-jôn′dis]
Etymology: Gk, pseudes + Fr, jaune, yellow
a yellow discoloration of the skin that is not caused by hyperbilirubinemia. The excessive ingestion of carotene results in a form of pseudojaundice.
pseudojaundice [soo″do-jawn´dis]
yellowness of the skin due to blood changes and not to liver disease.
pseudojaundice
yellowness of the skin due to blood changes and not to liver disease.
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