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A yellow discoloration of the skin caused by greater-than-normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood is called

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Should be called "Jaundice"
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Jaundice is a condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes and mucous membranes turn yellow because of a high level of bilirubin, a yellow-orange bile pigment. Jaundice has many causes, including hepatitis, gallstones and tumors.Hence this phenomenon is known as jaundice.

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