UROBILINOGEN

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 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

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)

 Context examples 

A unit of measure equal to one milligram of urobilinogen per deciliter.

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