Anicteric
Anicteric
Anicteric (pronunciation: an-ik-ter-ik) is a medical term used to describe a condition or state where jaundice is not present. The term is derived from the Greek words 'an' meaning 'without' and 'icterus' meaning 'jaundice'.
Definition
Anicteric is often used in medical contexts to describe a patient, a patient's symptoms, or a disease process that is not accompanied by jaundice. Jaundice is a condition characterized by yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes due to an excess of the pigment bilirubin in the blood. Therefore, an anicteric patient is one who does not exhibit this yellowing.
Usage
The term is commonly used in the field of hepatology, which is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Anicteric can also be used to describe certain forms of hepatitis, such as anicteric hepatitis, where the liver is inflamed but jaundice does not occur.
Related Terms
- Icterus: Another term for jaundice.
- Bilirubin: A yellow compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates.
- Hepatology: The branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders.
- Hepatitis: Inflammation of the liver.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Anicteric
- Wikipedia's article - Anicteric
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