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