lumirubin means A structural isomer of bilirubin, formed during phototherapy used to treat neonatal jaundice. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From Latin lūmen (“light”) and bilirubin.
noun
- 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).”