Sentence:  In British folk medicine there are some unusual remedies for <WSD>jaundice</WSD>. A bizarre  superstition from Staffordshire is that if a bladder is filled with the patient's urine and placed near the fire, as it dries out, the patient will recover (Black 1883: 56). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. (from early 14th c.)