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STERCOBILINOGEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stercobilinogen mean?
• STERCOBILINOGEN (noun)
The noun STERCOBILINOGEN 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: STERCOBILINOGEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("stercobilinogen" is a kind of...):
chromogen (a compound that can be converted to a pigment)
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