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Jaundice
1) A yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal haemorrhage or in various hemolytic states).
2) A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens, and the colour of stool becomes lighter than normal. Jaundice occurs when the liver is not working properly or when a bile duct is blocked.
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