stercobilinogen, n.
(stercobilinogens)
(stercobilinogens)
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
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stercobilinogen urobilinogen
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