Jaundice is a disease of ______.

The correct answer is Liver.

• Jaundice is a disease of the liver.

Key Points

• The condition is characterized by yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes which is due to an increase in the amount of bilirubin in the blood.
• Bilirubin is a byproduct of the natural destruction and breakdown of the red blood cells and it is the liver that metabolizes and excretes this product along with bile.
• When there is a disruption in this metabolism, there is an increase in the amount of bilirubin in the blood which leads to jaundice.
• Jaundice is not a disease in itself but a sign of some other underlying problem.