(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.

plural of bilirubin

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of bilirubin

plural of bilirubinate

(organic chemistry) The calcium salt of bilirubin that is the main constituent of brown gallstones

(medicine) the presence of bilirubin in the urine; often a symptom of liver disease

(medicine) The presence of bilirubin in the blood

Alternative form of bilirubinemia

plural of bilirubinoid

(biochemistry) Any intermediate in the enzymatic conversion of bilirubin to stercobilin in the gut