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bilirubin noun[ U ] biology, medical specializeduk /ˌbɪl.ɪˈruː.bɪn/ us /ˌbɪl.ɪˈruː.bɪn/ an orange-yellow substance produced by the liver(= a large organ in the body that cleans the blood) when it breaks down haemoglobin(= a substance in red blood cells): 胆红素 Infantile jaundice occurs when an infant's immature liver can't process bilirubin.当婴儿未发育成熟的肝脏无法处理胆红素时,就会发生婴儿黄疸。 Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, whites of eyes and mucous membranes that results from a build-up in the blood of bilirubin. Hepatitis and other disorders reduce the liver's ability to process bilirubin. Pigment gallstones are dark brown or black stones formed mainly out of excessive bilirubin in the bile. She showed mildly elevated serum bilirubin concentrations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The circulatory system & blood ABO accessory pathway adventitia adventitial ANA auricle bicuspid valve gamma globulin glomus granulocyte haematogenous haemic haemodialysis phagocyte precava pulmonary artery pulmonary vein pulmonic Purkinje fibre tricuspid valve
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