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- Jaundice : A condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow, urine darkens and the color of stool becomes lighter than normal. Jaundice occurs when the liver is not working properly or when a bile duct is blocked. Although father died with metastatic liver cancer, he never had any symptoms of jaundice (but it was clear his liver was not at all functioning well).