hemozoin
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Hemozoin — Plasmodium falciparum hemozoin crystals under polarised light. Hemozoin is a disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by some blood feeding parasites. These hematophagous organisms such as Malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.), Rhodnius… … Wikipedia
hemozoin — he·mo·zo·in or chiefly Brit hae·mo·zo·in .hē mə zō ən n an iron containing pigment which accumulates as cytoplasmic granules in malaria parasites and is a breakdown product of hemoglobin * * * he·mo·zo·in (he″mo zoґin) [hemo + Gr. zōon … Medical dictionary
hemozoin — n. [Gr. haima, blood; zoon, animal] A pigment found in a host produced by a malarial parasite from the hemoglobin of the host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
malarial pigment — hemozoin … Medical dictionary
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