bilirubin
noun/ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn/
/ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn/
[uncountable] (medical)- an orange substance produced in the liverWord Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from Latin bilis ‘bile’ + ruber ‘red’ + -in.
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