urohematin


u·ro·bi·lin

(yūr'ō-bī'lin), A uroporphyrin; an acyclic tetrapyrrole that is one of the natural breakdown products of heme via choleglobin, verdohemochrome, biliverdin, bilirubin, and d-urobilinogen; a urinary pigment that gives a varying orange-red coloration to urine according to its degree of oxidation. Synonym(s): urohematin, urohematoporphyrin

u·ro·bi·lin

(yūr'ō-bī'lin) A uroporphyrin; an acyclic tetrapyrrole that is one of the natural breakdown products of heme; a urinary pigment that gives a varying orange-red coloration to urine.
Synonym(s): urohematin.

urohematin

(ū″rō-hĕm′ăt-ĭn) [″ + haima, blood] Pigment in urine, considered as identical with hematin, that alters the color of urine in proportion to the degree of oxidation.

u·ro·bi·lin

(yūr'ō-bī'lin) A uroporphyrin; an acyclic tetrapyrrole that is one of the natural breakdown products of heme.
Synonym(s): urohematin.