See Also: painless(dictionary)
painless(dictionary)
painless jaundice(medicine)
painless haematuria(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
dire(medicine)
dire(dictionary)
dire(dictionary)
voir dire(encyclopedia)
VOIR DIRE(law)

painless jaundice (medicine) and dire (oh)


painless jaundice (medicine)


painless jaundice
Jaundice not associated with abdominal pain; usually used for obstructive jaundice resulting from obstruction of the common bile duct at the head of the pancreas by a tumour or impaction of a stone.


dire (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: dirus]
extremely serious or terrible
::warnings of dire consequences that often don't come true
::The country is in dire need of Food aid.
::The situation looked dire.
be in dire straits
to be in an extremely difficult or serious situation
::Everyone agrees the sport is in dire straits.
dire warning/prediction/forecast
a warning about something terrible that will happen in the future
::Last night there were dire warnings of civil war.