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ceruloplasmin

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ce⋅ru⋅lo⋅plas⋅min

  [suh-roo-luh-plaz-min]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a serum glycoprotein involved in the storage and transport of copper and iron.
Origin:
1950–55; < NL cerulo-, comb. form repr. L caeruleus (see cerulean, -o- ) + plasm(a) + -in 2
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ce·ru·lo·plas·min   (sə-rōō'lō-plāz'mĭn)   
n.  A blood glycoprotein to which copper is bound during transport and storage.

[cerul(ean) + plasm(a) + -in.]
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Main Entry: ce·ru·lo·plas·min
Pronunciation: s&-"rü-lO-'plaz-m&n
Function: noun
: a blue copper-binding serumoxidase that is deficient in Wilson's disease and that may catalyze the conversion of ferrous iron in tissues to ferric iron
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ceruloplasmin ce·ru·lo·plas·min (sə-r&oomacr;'lō-plāz'mĭn)
n.
A blue, copper-containing globulin that may play a part in erythropoiesis and oxygen reduction.

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