Medical Dictionary

Maurer's dots

noun pl Mau·rer's dots \ˈmar-ərz-\

Medical Definition of MAURER'S DOTS

:  coarse granulations present in red blood cells invaded by the falciparum malaria parasite—compare schuffner's dots

Biographical Note for MAURER'S DOTS

Maurer, Georg (born 1909), German physician.

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