"bilirubin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn/ Forms: bilirubins [plural]
Etymology: From 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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Bilirubin}} German Bilirubin, {{l|la|ruber|rub-}} rub-, {{surf|en|bili-|rub-|-in}} By surface analysis, bili- + rub- + -in, {{l|en|naturalize#Verb|naturalized}} naturalized, {{m|en|bilirubin}} bilirubin, {{m|fr|bilirubine}} bilirubine, {{m|pl|bilirubina}} bilirubina Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bilirubin (countable and uncountable, plural bilirubins)
  1. (biochemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: bilirubin, international scientific vocabulary Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Hypernyms: bile pigment Related terms: bilirubinate, bilirubinometer, bilirubinometry, hyperbilirubinemia Coordinate_terms: bilicyanin, biliverdin Translations (bile pigment): 膽紅素 (Chinese Mandarin), 胆红素 (dǎnhóngsù) (Chinese Mandarin), bilirubiini (Finnish), bilirubine [feminine] (French), Bilirubin [neuter] (German), χολερυθρίνη (cholerythríni) [feminine] (Greek), bilearúibin [masculine] (Irish), ビリルビン (birirubin) (Japanese), bilirubina [feminine] (Polish), bilirrubina [feminine] (Portuguese), билируби́н (bilirubín) [masculine] (Russian), bilirübin (Turkish)

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