bilirubin
A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin,…A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.
Bilirubin
билируби́нbilirubín
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
Translations
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Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilirubin. By surface analysis, biliFrom international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilirubin. By surface analysis, bili- + rub- + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilirubin, bilirubine, bilirubina).
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Forms
plural: bilirubins| Singular | bilirubin |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- 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:hematoidinhaematoidin
Word family
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