释义 |
fer·ri·tin \ˈferətən\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ferr- (from Latin ferrum iron) + -ite + -in : an amber-colored crystalline protein that contains more than 20 percent of iron in the form of a ferric hydroxide-phosphate complex with apoferritin, that is abundant especially in the liver and spleen, and that constitutes a body mechanism for the storage of reserves of iron |