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