Definition of ferritin
: a crystalline iron-containing protein that functions in the storage of iron and is found especially in the liver and spleen
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Origin and Etymology 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
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playMedical 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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