Definition of jaundice Jaundice, or jaundice in medical language, is a yellow coloring of the skin and mucous membranes (coatings that line the body cavities). Its intensity can be more or less important and it often begins with a yellow color of the white of the eye. This particular hue is due to the accumulation in […]
Jaundice or also known as icterus is a yellowish discoloration of hands, sclera and other mucus membranes due to increase production of bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is the one responsible for the pigmentation of the skin and sclera. It is a waste product of the iron that circulates in our blood stream after being […]