bilirubin

bil·i·ru·bin

 (bĭl′ĭ-ro͞o′bĭn, bĭl′ĭ-ro͞o′-)

n.

A reddish-yellow bile pigment, C₃₃H₃₆N₄O₆, derived from the degradation of heme.

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[Latin bīlis, bile + ruber, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots + -in.]

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bilirubin

(ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn; ˌbaɪ-)

n

(Physiology) an orange-yellow pigment in the bile formed as a breakdown product of haemoglobin. Excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance associated with jaundice. Formula: C32H36O6N4

[C19: from bile¹ + Latin ruber red + -in]

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bil•i•ru•bin

(ˈbɪl əˌru bɪn, ˌbɪl əˈru bɪn)

n.

a reddish bile pigment, C₃₃H₃₆O₆N₄, resulting from the degradation of heme by reticuloendothelial cells in the liver and at a high level in the blood producing the yellow skin symptomatic of jaundice.

[< German Bilirubin (1864)]

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Noun

1.

bilirubin - an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice haematoidin, hematoidin animal pigment - pigment occurring in animals

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Translations

χολερυθρίνη

bilirubiini

билирубин

bil·i·ru·bin

n. bilirrubina, pigmento rojo de la bilis.

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bilirubin

n bilirrubina

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