ceruloplasmin

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cerulo (derived from Latin caeruleus (colored blue)) + plasmin

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ceruloplasmin (countable and uncountable, plural ceruloplasmins)

  1. (biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.

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