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biliverdin

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biliverdin /bil·i·ver·din/ (-ver´din) a green bile pigment formed by catabolism of hemoglobin and converted to bilirubin in the liver; it may also arise from oxidation of bilirubin.
bil·i·ver·din (bl-vûrdn, bl-vûr-)
n.
A green pigment occurring in bile.
biliverdin
[bil′ivur′din]
Etymology: L, bilis + virdis, green
a greenish bile pigment formed in the breakdown of hemoglobin and converted to bilirubin. See also bile, bilirubin.
biliverdin [bil″ĭ-ver´din]
a green bile pigment that is formed by catabolism of hemoglobin and converted to bilirubin in the liver.
biliverdin
a green bile pigment formed by catabolism of hemoglobin and converted to bilirubin in the liver.
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