Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jaundice \Jaun"dice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr.
   jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr.
   galbus yellow.] (Med.)
   A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes,
   skin, and urine, whiteness of the f[ae]ces, constipation,
   uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite,
   and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by
   obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming
   up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into
   the blood.

   {Blue jaundice}. See {Cyanopathy}.

Jaundice \Jaun"dice\, v. t.
   To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to
   prejudice.

         The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul.   --Ld. Lytton.

Source : WordNet®

jaundice
     n 1: 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}]
     2: a sharp and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acrimony}, {acerbity}]

jaundice
     v 1: distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"
     2: affect with, or as if with, jaundice