Substance formed when red blood cells are broken down. Bilirubin is part of the bile, which is made in the liver and is stored in the gallbladder. The abnormal buildup of bilirubin causes jaundice.
Definition (NCI)
A dark orange, yellow pigment that is the product of the breakdown of iron in the blood; it is conjugated in the liver and excreted in the bile.
Definition (MSH)
A bile pigment that is a degradation product of HEME.
Definition (CSP)
bile pigment that is a degradation product of heme.
Concepts
Organic Chemical (T109)
, Biologically Active Substance (T123)
MSH
D001663
SnomedCT
79706000, 166613009
English
Bilirubin, total, Bilirubin, Bilirubin IX alpha, 21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid, 2,17-diethenyl-1,10,19,22,23,24-hexahydro-3,7,13,18-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-, Bilirubin, NOS, Conjugated & unconjugated bili, Total bilirubin, bilirubin, BILIRUBIN, Bilirubin [Chemical/Ingredient], total bilirubin, Conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin, Bilirubin (substance)
Swedish
Bilirubin
Czech
bilirubin
Spanish
Total bilirubin, bilirrubina (sustancia), bilirrubina, Bilirrubina
Bilirubin is a breakdown product of hemoglobin. Total and direct bilirubin are usually measured to screen for or to monitor liver or gall bladder dysfunction. (from MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia)
Definition (NCI)
A measurement of the total bilirubin in a biological specimen.
Bilirrubina total, Total bilirubin (& level), Bilirrubina; total, bilirrubina total, bilirrubina, dosaje total (procedimiento), bilirrubina, dosaje total, medición total de bilirrubina (concepto no activo), medición total de bilirrubina (procedimiento), medición total de bilirrubina
Japanese
総ビリルビン, ソウビリルビン
English
BILI, BILIRUBIN; TOTAL, Bilirubin total, BILIRUBIN TOTAL, Bilirubin; total, Total bilirubin (& level) (procedure), Total Bilirubin Measurement, Bilirubin, Total Bilirubin, bilirubin level test, Total bilirubin, Total bilirubin level, Bilirubin, total measurement (procedure), Bilirubin, total measurement, Total bilirubin (& level), Bilirubin, total measurement (procedure) [Ambiguous], BILIRUBIN TOT
pathologic process consisting of an abnormal increase in the amount of bilirubin in the circulating blood, which may result in jaundice.
Definition (MSH)
A condition characterized by an abnormal increase of BILIRUBIN in the blood, which may result in JAUNDICE. Bilirubin, a breakdown product of HEME, is normally excreted in the BILE or further catabolized before excretion in the urine.