For Bilirubin we have terms and definitions in 14 topics. The topics are Baby, Blood and Marrow Transplant, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, HIV and AIDs, Health, Hepatitis B, Horse Health, Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di, Medical, Naturopathic, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Bilirubin (Baby)

Bilirubin is a byproduct of the normal breakdown of old red blood cells. It causes a harmless type of jaundice in about 50 percent of newborns because their young livers can't metabolize it quickly enough.

Bilirubin (Blood and Marrow Transplant)

Pigment produced when the liver processes waste products. A high bilirubin level causes jaundice (yellow skin and eyes)

Bilirubin (Breast Cancer)

The orange-colored or yellowish pigment in bile carried to the liver by the blood. It is produced from the hemoglobin of red blood cells by reticuloendothelial cells in bone marrow, in the spleen and elsewhere.

Bilirubin (Cancer)

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.

Bilirubin (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

A red pigment formed from hemoglobin during normal and abnormal destruction of red blood cells in the body.

Bilirubin (HIV and AIDs)

A red pigment occurring in liver BILE, blood and urine. Bilirubin is the product of the breakdown of HEMOGLOBIN in red blood cells. It is removed from the blood and processed by the liver, which secretes it into the digestive tract via the bile. An elevated level in blood SERUM can be an indication of liver disease, drug-induced liver impairment or hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells). An increase in the unconjugated form of bilirubin is a side effect of the HIV PROTEASE INHIBITOR, ATAZANAVIR, and is considered non-toxic.

Bilirubin (Health)

A yellowish-green substance formed when hemoglobin breaks down. Bilirubin gives bile its color. Bilirubin is normally passed in stool. Too much bilirubin causes jaundice.

Bilirubin (Hepatitis B)

The liver usually clears this end product of hemoglobin (the portion of the red blood cell that carries oxygen in the blood) when it normally breaks down. If the liver is damaged and bilirubin accumulates in the blood, a person can become jaundiced (yellowed eyes and skin).

Bilirubin (Horse Health)

A yellow bile pigment, a breakdown product of recycled hemoglobin from red blood cells; the pigment causing jaundice.

Bilirubin (Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di)

A yellow-green color substance formed when hemoglobin breaks down. Bilirubin gives bile its color. Bilirubin is normally passed in stool. Too much bilirubin causes jaundice.

Bilirubin (Medical)

The orange-yellow pigment in bile, causing jaundice if it builds up in the blood and skin; the levels of bilirubin in the blood are used to diagnose liver disease

Bilirubin (Naturopathic)

A waste product of hemoglobin recycling, it is primarily excreted in feces, oxidizing into that familiar brown color (except for beets).

Bilirubin (Women's Health)

When the hemoglobin in a person's blood breaks down, causing a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes. It is a temporary condition in newborn infants.

Bilirubin (Womens Health)

When the hemoglobin in a person's blood breaks down, causing a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes. It is a temporary condition in newborn infants.

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