Jäun'dice, n.

(jän'dis), n. [O. Eng. jaunes, jaumis, yaunes, Fr. jaunisse, from jaune, yellow, orig. jalne, Pg. jalne, jalde, Sp. jalde, from Lat. galbinus, galbanus, yellowish, from galbus, yellow.] (Med.) A disease, in its most common form characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the discharges from the intestines, uneasiness, referred to the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general langour and lassitude; it is supposed to be caused by a suffusion of the biliary secretions.