"' Bilirubin "'( formerly referred to as "'haematoidin "'and discovered by Rudolf Virchow in 1847 ) is a yellow compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates.
परिभाषा
an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice पर्याय: bilirubin, hematoidin,