BILIRUBIN
\ba͡ɪlˈɜːɹuːbˌɪn], \baɪlˈɜːɹuːbˌɪn], \b_aɪ_l_ˈɜː_ɹ_uː_b_ˌɪ_n]\
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An orange colored crystallin biliary pigment, C16H18N2-O3 or C32H36N4O6, allied to hematin and hematoidin; a weak acid found in the urine in cases of jaundice and, in combination with calcium, in the nuclei of gallstones. The color reactions of the Gmellin test for bile pigments are due to the presence of b. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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