BILIRUBIN


Meaning of BILIRUBIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbi-li-ˈrü-bən, ˈbi-li-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Latin bilis + ruber red — more at red

Date: 1871

: a reddish-yellow water insoluble pigment occurring especially in bile and blood and causing jaundice if accumulated in excess

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