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单词 ferritin
释义

ferritin

[ fer-i-tn ]
/ ˈfɛr ɪ tn /

noun Biochemistry.

an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.

Origin of ferritin

First recorded in 1935–40; ferrite + -in2

Words nearby ferritin

ferrimagnetism, Ferris wheel, ferrite, ferrite core, ferrite-rod aerial, ferritin, ferro-, ferroalloy, ferroaluminum, ferrocement, ferrocene
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British Dictionary definitions for ferritin

ferritin
/ (ˈfɛrɪtɪn) /

noun

biochem a protein that contains iron and plays a part in the storage of iron in the body. It occurs in the liver and spleen

Word Origin for ferritin

C20: from ferrite + -in
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for ferritin

ferritin
[ fĕrĭ-tĭn ]

n.

An iron-containing protein complex, found principally in the intestinal mucosa, spleen, and liver, that functions as the primary form of iron storage in the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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