bilirubin

See also: Bilirubin

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilirubin; surface analysis, bili- +‎ rub- +‎ -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilirubin, bilirubine, bilirubina).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn/

Noun

bilirubin (countable and uncountable, plural bilirubins)

(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.

Hypernyms

bile pigment

Coordinate terms

bilicyanin
biliverdin

Related terms

bilirubinate
bilirubinometer
bilirubinometry
hyperbilirubinemia

Translations

bile pigment

Chinese:
Mandarin: 膽紅素／胆红素 (zh) (dǎnhóngsù)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: bilirubiini (fi)
French: bilirubine (fr) f
German: Bilirubin (de) n
Greek: χολερυθρίνη (el) f (cholerythríni)
Irish: bilearúibin m
Japanese: ビリルビン (birirubin)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Polish: bilirubina (pl) f
Portuguese: bilirrubina (pt) f
Russian: билируби́н (ru) m (bilirubín)
Turkish: bilirübin