uromelanin

uromelanin
A black pigment occasionally found in the urine, possibly a decomposition product of urochrome.

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uro·mel·a·nin (u″ro-melґə-nin) [uro- + melanin] a black pigment sometimes found in urine; it results from the decomposition of urochrome.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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Look at other dictionaries:

  • Uromelanin — Uro|me|la|nin, das; s [zu griech. oũron = Harn u. ↑Melanin] (Med.): Urohämatin …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Uromelanin — U|ro|me|la|nin 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Med.〉 = Urohämatin [Etym.: <Urin + Melanin] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Uromelanin — Uro|me|la|nin das; s: svw. ↑Urohämatin …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Urohämatin — U|ro|hä|ma|tin 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Med.〉 Harnfarbstoff; Syn. Uromelanin [Etym.: <Urin + Hämatin] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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