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Heinz body
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English
Etymology
Named after Robert Heinz (1865–1924), a German physician who in 1890 described these inclusions in hemolytic anemias.
Noun
en hematology A supravitally-stainable, small, round inclusion within red blood cells composed of denatured hemoglobin.
Synonyms
en Heinz-Ehrlich body
en eponyms