bilirubin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
    hematoidin; haematoidin.

WordNet


Bil`i*ru"bin noun
Etymology
L. bilis biel + ruber red.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment.

Webster 1913