ceruloplasmin

[ suh-roo-luh-plaz-min ]

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

Origin of ceruloplasmin

1
1950–55; <New Latin cerulo-, combining form representing Latin caeruleus (see cerulean, -o-) + plasm(a) + -in2

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