| icterus | (n) type genus of the Icteridae, Syn. genus Icterus |
| kernicterus | (n) an abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage |
| baltimore oriole | (n) eastern subspecies of northern oriole, Syn. hangbird, firebird, Baltimore bird, Icterus galbula galbula |
| bullock's oriole | (n) western subspecies of northern oriole, Syn. Icterus galbula bullockii |
| jaundice | (n) yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia, Syn. icterus |
| jaundice of the newborn | (n) yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously, Syn. icterus neonatorum, physiological jaundice of the newborn |
| northern oriole | (n) a kind of New World oriole, Syn. Icterus galbula |
| orchard oriole | (n) the male is chestnut-and-black, Syn. Icterus spurius |