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hematin — Heme in which the iron is Fe(III) (Fe3+); the prosthetic group of methemoglobin. SYN: ferriheme, hematosin, hydroxyhemin, oxyheme, oxyhemochromogen, phenodin. h … Medical dictionary
heme — 1. The porphyrin chelate of iron in which the iron is Fe(II) (or Fe2+); the oxygen carrying, color furnishing, prosthetic group of hemoglobin. 2. Iron complexed with nonporphyrins but related tetrapyrrole structures ( e.g., biliverdin h.). 3 … Medical dictionary
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
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Plasmodium vivax — Mature P. vivax trophozoite Scientific classification Kingdom: Protista … Wikipedia
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
History of malaria — The history of malaria predates humanity, as this ancient disease evolved before humans did. Malaria, a widespread and potentially lethal infectious disease, has afflicted people for much of human history, and has affected settlement patterns.… … Wikipedia
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
peroxidase — per·ox·i·dase pə räk sə .dās, .dāz n an enzyme occurring esp. in plants, milk, and white blood cells and consisting of a protein complex with hematin groups that catalyzes the oxidation of various substances by peroxides * * * n. an enzyme, found … Medical dictionary
