Bilirubin definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bilirubin \Bil`i*ru"bin\, n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.]
     (Physiol.)
     A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that
     from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary
     pigment.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bilirubin
       n : 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 [syn: {hematoidin},
            {haematoidin}]

















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