Tiny dust-like particles found in the blood, which may be fragments of cells or other microscopic debris.
From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'konia' (dust). This term was coined in the late 19th century when microscopy became advanced enough to observe these sub-cellular particles in blood samples.
When scientists first saw hemoconia under powerful microscopes, they couldn't quite figure out what it was—we now know some of it comes from damaged cells and damaged mitochondria that float through your bloodstream like microscopic dust bunnies.
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