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anicteric

anicteric

9.9
No yellow colour in the skin or eyes because of a medical problem
  • adjective
  • /ˌænɪˈkɛtərɪk/
  • Specialized
: anicterico
  • The patient seemed to be fatigued but alert and oriented; she was anicteric, and she had no nuchal rigidity or focal neurologic deficits.

Examples

  • On examination, the patient was confused, drowsy, pale, anicteric, afebrile, and dehydrated.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The physician was relieved to find that the newborn was anicteric, suggesting no immediate concerns regarding jaundice.

  • "are an... 'anicteric.'"

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

  • During the examination, the doctor noted that the patient was anicteric and showed no signs of liver disease.

  • Despite her illness, she appeared anicteric, indicating that her skin and eyes did not show any yellowing.

Antonyms

icteric
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Having yellow skin and eyes because of liver problems

How Jaundiced

icteric
  • Specialized
1 9.9
anicteric
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

anicteric positive

Morphology

anicteric = icteric (transparent) = an + icter + ic

A straightforward negative prefix 'an-' is attached to the adjective 'icteric' to mean 'without jaundice'.

Etymology

Anicteric comes from the Greek prefix a- meaning 'not' and icteric from icterus meaning 'jaundice' or 'yellowing'. So anicteric means 'without' the yellowing of the skin or eyes, which is why doctors use it to say a patient has no jaundice.