Maurer's dot

noun

Mau·​rer's dot

ˈmau̇rə(r)z-

: one of the coarse granulations present in red blood cells invaded by the falciparum malaria parasite

Word History

Etymology

after Georg Maurer, born 1909 German physician in Sumatra

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