Definition of Urobilin

1. Noun. Brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine.

Generic synonyms: Animal Pigment

Definition of Urobilin

1. n. A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome.

2. n. A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome.

Definition of Urobilin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Urobilin

1. A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly coloured urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome. Origin: 1st uro- + bile + -in. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Urobilin

urned
urnes
urnfield
urnfields
urnful
urnfuls
urnings
urnless
urnlike
urns
urnsful
uro-
uroammoniac
uroanthelone
urobilin (current term)
urobilin IX-a
urobilinaemia
urobilinogen IXa
urobilinuria
uroboric
urocanase
urocanate
urocanate hydratase
urocanic
urocanic acid
urocanic aciduria
urocanicase

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