(n)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, Syn.haematoidin, hematoidin
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n. [ L. bilis biel + ruber red. ] (Physiol.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment. [ 1913 Webster ]