Definition of Bilirubin

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Haematoidin, Hematoidin
Generic synonyms: Animal Pigment

Definition of Bilirubin

1. n. A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.

Definition of Bilirubin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A bile pigment that is product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin. This happens within macrophages as they digest red blood cells. Extremely high levels of bilirubin cause jaundice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bilirubin

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Medical Definition of Bilirubin

1. A pigment produced when the liver processes waste products. A high bilirubin level causes yellowing of the skin. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bilirubin

biliopancreatic diversion
bilious
bilious headache
bilious pneumonia
bilious remittent fever
bilious remittent malaria
bilious typhoid of Griesinger
bilious vomit
biliously
biliousness
biliousnesses
bilipid
biliprasin
biliptysis
bilirachia
bilirubin (current term)
bilirubin UDP-glucuronyltransferase
bilirubin encephalopathy
bilirubin glucuronoside glucuronosyltransferase
bilirubin monoglucuronide transglucuronidase
bilirubinaemia
bilirubinemia
bilirubinglobulin
bilirubinoids
bilirubins
bilirubinuria
biliteral
biliteralism
bilitherapy
bilitranslocase

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