ceruloplasmin

[ suh-roo-luh-plaz-min ]
/ səˌru ləˈplæz mɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a serum glycoprotein involved in the storage and transport of copper and iron.

Origin of ceruloplasmin

1950–55; < New Latin cerulo-, combining form representing Latin caeruleus (see cerulean, -o-) + plasm(a) + -in2

Medical definitions for ceruloplasmin

ceruloplasmin
[ sə-rōō′lō-plăzmĭn ]

n.

A blue, copper-containing globulin that may play a part in erythropoiesis and oxygen reduction.