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gulsa

nounbody

Yellowing of skin and the eyes

a condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes take on a yellow colour, typically from liver or bile disturbance (jaundice)

Example in use

Da bairn haes gulsa, sae we maun tak 'im tae da doctur.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/GUL-sah/

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