| heinz bodies | Coccoid inclusion bodies resulting from oxidative injury to and precipitation of haemoglobin, seen in the presence of certain abnormal haemoglobins and erythrocytes with enzyme deficiencies. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Heinz body anaemia | A congenital haemolytic anaemia, due to autosomal inheritance of one of many unstable haemoglobins. The anaemia is of variable severity and characterised by the presence in vivo or in vitro of Heinz bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heinz body test | <haematology, investigation> A test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient red blood cells; an oxidant (acetylphenylhydrazine) is added to blood; after incubation at 37캜, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient samples exhibit more than 30% Heinz bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heinz, Robert | <person> German pathologist. Lived: 1865-1924. See: Heinz bodies, Heinz body test, Heinz-Ehrlich body, Heinz body anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heinz-Ehrlich body | A round oxyphil body found in the red blood cell in case of haemocytolysis due to a specific blood poison. Synonym: Heinz-Ehrlich body. (05 Mar 2000) |