HyperDic: stercobilinogen

English > 1 sense of the word stercobilinogen:
NOUNsubstancestercobilinogen, urobilinogena chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin
English > stercobilinogen: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine.
Synonymurobilinogen
BroaderchromogenA compound that can be converted to a pigment
Spanishstercobilinogen
Catalanstercobilinogen, urobilinogen

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