BILIRUBIN


Meaning of BILIRUBIN in English

[ ˌbɪlɪ'ru:bɪn ]

■ noun Biochemistry an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of haemoglobin and excreted in bile.

Origin

C19: from L. bilis 'bile' + ruber 'red' + -in 1 .

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