Definitions for urobilinogen
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Princeton's WordNet
urobilinogen, stercobilinogen(noun)
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
Wiktionary
urobilinogen(Noun)
A colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Urobilinogen
A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some is excreted in the feces where it is oxidized to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin. At times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where it may be later oxidized to urobilin.
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