bilirubin

bilirubin definition - medical

bil·i·ru·bin (bĭlˌĭ-ro͞oˈbĭn, bĭlˈĭ-ro͞oˌ-)

noun
A red bile pigment derived from the degradation of hemoglobin during the normal and abnormal destruction of red blood cells.

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