Bilirubin Synonyms

bĭlĭ-ro͝obĭn, bĭlĭ-ro͝o-
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hematoidin
  2. haematoidin

Words Related to Bilirubin

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. urate
  2. prolactin
  3. haemoglobin
  4. cortisol
  5. pth
  6. carboxyhaemoglobin
  7. tsh
  8. ferritin
  9. paraprotein
  10. ggt
  11. renin
  12. hemoglobin

Bilirubin Sentence Examples

  • As conjugated bilirubin is water-soluble it will be excreted in the urine which becomes dark.

  • Haematoidin in normal metabolism is largely excreted by the liver in the form of bilirubin.

  • In hepatogenous pigmentation (icterus or jaundice) we have the iron-free pigment modified and transformed by the action of the liver cells into bile pigment (bilirubin).

  • Ten days post-transfusion she developed cramps, a raised bilirubin, falling Hb and a positive DAT (IgG ).

  • Jaundice is caused by too much of a yellow substance called bilirubin building up in the body.

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