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lumirubin

lumirubin noun: a structural isomer of bilirubin, formed during phototherapy used to treat neonatal jaundice.

Noun

lumirubin (uncountable)

  1. A structural isomer of bilirubin, formed during phototherapy used to treat neonatal jaundice.
    • Its binding constant to albumin was much lower when compared with bilirubin, and lumirubin did not affect the level of unbound bilirubin (Bf).2016 February 2, “The Biological Effects of Bilirubin Photoisomers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of lumirubin

From Latin lūmen (“light”) and bilirubin.

Questions about lumirubin

What does lumirubin mean?
Lumirubin means a structural isomer of bilirubin, formed during phototherapy used to treat neonatal jaundice.
What part of speech is lumirubin?
Lumirubin is a noun.

Words near lumirubin in the dictionary

  1. luminousnesses
  2. lumiphore
  3. lumiphores
  4. lumiracoxib
  5. lumirhodopsin
  6. lumirubin
  7. lumisterol
  8. Lumity
  9. Lumkin
  10. Lumley
  11. Lumley Thicks

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