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UROBILINOGEN

Dictionary entry overview: What does urobilinogen mean?

• UROBILINOGEN (noun)
The noun UROBILINOGEN has 1 sense:

1. a 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

Familiarity information: UROBILINOGEN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• UROBILINOGEN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

stercobilinogen; urobilinogen

Hypernyms ("urobilinogen" is a kind of...):

chromogen (a compound that can be converted to a pigment)

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