n pl :  punctate granulations present in red blood cells invaded by the tertian malaria parasite - compare MAURER'S DOTS 
 
Schüff•ner, Wilhelm August Paul (1867-1949), German pathologist. In 1904 Schüffner described small round granules appearing in the red blood cells of malarial patients; they are now known as Schuffner's dots.
 
 
 
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