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Definition of ceruloplasmin
: a blue copper-binding serum oxidase that is deficient in Wilson's disease
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ceruloplasmin
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Medical Definition of ceruloplasmin
: a blue, copper-binding, serum oxidase that appears to catalyze the conversion of ferrous iron in tissues to ferric iron and is deficient in Wilson's disease
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The first known use of ceruloplasmin was in 1952
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