A brownish pigment found in bile, resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin and other blood components.
From 'bili-' (bile) plus 'fuscin' (from Latin 'fuscus' meaning dark brown). This biochemical term emerged in the study of bile pigments and their composition.
Bilifuscin is evidence of your body's recycling system—when red blood cells die, they're broken down and turned into different-colored bile pigments that help digest food.
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