ferritin
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.fer·ri·tin
noun \ˈfer-ə-tən\Definition of FERRITIN
: a crystalline iron-containing protein that functions in the storage of iron and is found especially in the liver and spleen
Origin of FERRITIN
International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of ferratin, iron-containing protein, from Latin ferratus bound with iron (from ferrum) + International Scientific Vocabulary -in
First Known Use: 1937
fer·ri·tin
noun \ˈfer-ət-ən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of FERRITIN
: a crystalline iron-containing protein that functions in the storage of iron and is found especially in the liver and spleen—compare hemosiderin
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