Yellowing of the skin and whites (sclerae) of the eyes, caused by an accumulation of the bile pigment bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice is a symptom of several disorders:

• most commonly, obstruction (e.g., by a gallstone) of the ducts that carry bile to the intestine
• disease of the liver due to infection (e.g., hepatitis), alcoholism, poisons, or other factor; and
• anaemia when it is caused by excessive destruction of red blood cells