BILIRUBIN


Meaning of BILIRUBIN in English

/ ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) an orange substance produced in the liver

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: coined in German from Latin bilis bile + ruber red + -in .

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