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Meaning of "bilirubin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BILIRUBIN

From bile1 + Latin ruber red + -in.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BILIRUBIN

bilirubin  [ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILIRUBIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bilirubin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BILIRUBIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bilirubin

Bilirubin is the yellow breakdown product of normal heme catabolism. Heme is found in hemoglobin, a principal component of red blood cells. Bilirubin is excreted in bile and urine, and elevated levels may indicate certain diseases. It is responsible for the yellow color of bruises, the background straw-yellow color of urine, the brown color of feces, and the yellow discoloration in jaundice. It has also been found in plants.

Definition of bilirubin in the English dictionary

The definition of bilirubin in the dictionary is an orange-yellow pigment in the bile formed as a breakdown product of haemoglobin. Excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance associated with jaundice. Formula: C32H36O6N4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILIRUBIN


bin
bɪn
bobbin
ˈbɒbɪn
cabin
ˈkæbɪn
carabin
ˈkærəbɪn
dubbin
ˈdʌbɪn
dustbin
ˈdʌstˌbɪn
haemoglobin
ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn
hemoglobin
ˌhiːməˈɡləʊbɪn
indirubin
ˌɪndɪˈruːbɪn
Jacobin
ˈdʒækəbɪn
might-have-been
ˈmaɪtəvˌbɪn
Reuben
ˈruːbɪn
robbin
ˈrɒbɪn
robin
ˈrɒbɪn
round-robin
ˌraʊndˈrɒbɪn
Ruben
ˈruːbɪn
sabin
ˈsæbɪn
sin-bin
ˈsɪnbɪn
thrombin
ˈθrɒmbɪn
turbine
ˈtɜːbɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILIRUBIN

bilian
biliary
bilimbi
bilinear
bilingual
bilingualism
bilingually
bilinguist
bilious
bilious attack
biliously
biliousness
biliteral
biliverdin
bilk
bilker
bill
bill broker
bill of adventure
bill of attainder

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILIRUBIN

arabin
bargain bin
cherubin
dobbin
globin
haptoglobin
Harbin
litter bin
log cabin
loony bin
myoglobin
nubbin
oxyhemoglobin
pedal bin
prothrombin
Rabin
round robin
sin bin
wake-robin
Yibin

Synonyms and antonyms of bilirubin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bilirubin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILIRUBIN

Find out the translation of bilirubin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bilirubin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bilirubin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胆红素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bilirrubina
570 millions of speakers

English

bilirubin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिलीरुबिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيليروبين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

билирубин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bilirrubina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিলিরুবিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bilirubine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bilirubin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bilirubin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビリルビン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빌리루빈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilirubin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bilirubin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிலிரூபின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिलीरुबिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bilirubin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bilirubina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bilirubina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білірубін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bilirubinei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χολερυθρίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bilirubien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bilirubin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bilirubin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bilirubin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILIRUBIN»

The term «bilirubin» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.416 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILIRUBIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bilirubin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bilirubin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bilirubin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILIRUBIN»

Discover the use of bilirubin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bilirubin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology4: Maternal, Fetal, & ...
When any infant develops significant hyperbilirubinemia, concerns arise about possible sequelae in the form of bilirubin encephalopathy. This chapter focuses on bilirubin metabolism in the fetus and neonate along with issues related to ...
Susan Tucker Blackburn, 2012
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Essential Laboratory Mathematics: Concepts and Applications ...
Serum albumin: 4.0 g/dL Serum IgG: l550 mg/dL = l.55 g/dL CSF albumin: 30 mg/ dL CSF IgG: l0 mg/dL 7.5 Bilirubin Calculations The liver is a vital body organ that performs many metabolic reactions. One of the important functions of the liver ...
Catherine W. Johnson (MAed/Math.), Catherine W. Johnson, Daniel L. Timmons, 2003
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Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine
New RBCs TISSUE MACROPHAGE Circulating bilirubin Hgb Bilirubin Bilirubin- protein complex Ligandin Glucuronyl transferase HEPATOCYTE Intracellular transport Bilirubin glucuronide Immature RBCs Bone marrow 15% Myoglobin 120 ...
Raphael Rubin, David S. Strayer, Emanuel Rubin, 2011
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Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
Most of the bilirubin labeling occurs at about 120 days, at the time of destruction of senescent red cells. About 25% of bilirubin. however, is labeled within the first several days and is therefore called the "early-labeled" fraction. the hepatic ...
John P. Greer, 2009
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Schiff's Diseases of the Liver
Experimental measurements of the affinity of bilirubin for albumin have varied considerably with the methods employed [34], but estimates of a Kd for the high- affinity site have been in the μM range using several different approaches [34,36, 37] ...
Eugene R. Schiff, Willis C. Maddrey, Michael F. Sorrell, 2011
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Liver Disease in Children
syndrome (DJS). This mechanism can be saturated with increasing amounts of bilirubin or bilirubin conjugates. Under normal conditions, there is evidence that bilirubin conjugates equilibrate across the sinusoidal membrane of hepatocytes.
Frederick J. Suchy, Ronald J. Sokol, William F. Balistreri, 2014
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Manual of Neonatal Care
E. Bilirubin toxicity and hemolytic disease. There is general agreement that in Rh hemolytic disease, there is a direct association between marked elevations of bilirubin and signs of bilirubin encephalopathy with kernicterus at autopsy. Studies ...
John P. Cloherty, Eric C. Eichenwald, Anne R. Hansen, 2012
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Children and Their Families: The Continuum of Care
It is released into the bloodstream as red blood cells are broken down. Newborns produce bilirubin at more than twice the rate of the adult (about 6–8 mg/kg/day). This large bilirubin production is necessary, because newborns' red blood cells ...
Vicky R. Bowden, Cindy Smith Greenberg, 2010
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Comprehensive Neonatal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach
As previously stated in the discussion of kernicterus, a drop in serum pH alters albumin's ability to bind bilirubin. The accompanying increase in the production of free fatty acids promotes competition between fatty acids and bilirubin for binding ...
Carole Kenner, Judy Wright Lott, 2007
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Neurology of the Newborn
An important relationship between bilirubin and injury to the neonatal central nervous system has been recognized for many years. The first comprehensive description of the most overt form of bilirubin encephalopathy (i.e., kernicterus) was ...
Joseph J. Volpe, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILIRUBIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bilirubin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Does Your Baby Have Jaundice? When You Should Worry
Jaundice is the yellow discoloration of skin or the whites of the eyes due to an increase in the bile pigment bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is the ... «Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic, Jul 15»
2
Capnia Buys Out Royalty Rights to CoSense(R)
Hemolysis refers to the rapid or excessive breakdown of red blood cells, a process which produces bilirubin at an accelerated rate, resulting in ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
3
Signs Of Liver Damage That We Ignore
The very basic indicator of liver damage is bilirubin accumulation under the skin and the skin turning yellowish. This happens because the liver ... «BoldSky, Jul 15»
4
Removal of gallbladder often best treatment for gallstones
It contains salts, cholesterol and bilirubin. Normally, this mix is a liquid. However, under certain conditions, some of the bile forms a solid lump, ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jul 15»
5
Regorafenib Benefits Consistent in “Real World” mCRC Population
... grades ≥3 included increased bilirubin (13%), increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST; 7%), increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT; ... «OncLive, Jul 15»
6
STRATEGIC-1: A multiple-lines, randomized, open-label GERCOR …
Frail patients (ECOG PS > 2 and/or total serum bilirubin > 3xUNL) are allowed to receive an anti-EGFR agent alone (cetuximab or ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
7
My Curious Case: GALT in an infant
Liver function tests revealed increased bilirubin (causing jaundice) with elevated liver enzymes suggesting injury to liver cells. Urine for ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Vertex Pharma (VRTX) Announces FDA Approval of ORKAMBI
It is recommended that ALT, AST, and bilirubin be assessed prior to initiating ORKAMBI, every 3 months during the first year of treatment, and ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
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Prevalence and risk factors of deep vein thrombosis in patients after …
... total cholesterol (TC), total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin. However, some loss of the above records were accepted to include ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Kuvan fails to improve portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis
biochemical and hematologic parameters, except a small increase in platelet count in patients who received sapropterin. Bilirubin, albumin ... «Healio, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bilirubin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bilirubin>. Apr 2024 ».
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