English Explanatory Dictionary

bilirubin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bilirubin.wav

Word forms

bilirubin bilirubins

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).

Related words

bilirubinate bilirubinometer bilirubinometry hyperbilirubinemia

Derived words

azobilirubin biliblanket bilirubinaemia bilirubinemia bilirubinencephalopathy bilirubinoid bilirubinostasis bilirubinuria hydrobilirubin mesobilirubin
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