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.
Words nearby ferritin
ferrimagnetism,
ferris wheel,
ferrite,
ferrite core,
ferrite-rod aerial,
ferritin,
ferro-,
ferroalloy,
ferroaluminum,
ferrocement,
ferrocene
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
Medical definitions for ferritin
ferritin
[ fĕr′ĭ-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.