bilirubin
Meaning of bilirubin
noun
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.
Information about bilirubin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of bilirubin is: bilirubins.
- Languages in which bilirubin is used:
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Hyphenation of bilirubin
biliru-bin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- bilirubin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bilirubin synonyms
Meaning hematoidin:
Translation of bilirubin
- Spanish: bilirrubina
- Italian: bilirubina
Words that rhyme with bilirubin
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