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ferritin

fer·ri·tin

uncommon

noun

1.

a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body

Origin

From Latin ferrātus (“iron-bearing”) and -in; compare also ferri- and ferro-.

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