Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Heinz body Pronunciation:
'hInts- Function:
noun : a cellular inclusion in a red blood cell that consists of damaged aggregated hemoglobin and isassociated with some forms of hemolytic anemia
Heinz, Robert (1865–1924), German physician. Heinz did research in dermatology and metallic colloids. In 1890 he describedinclusions seen in red blood cells in some cases of hemolytic anemia. These characteristic inclusions are now known as Heinz bodies.
