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macrophage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun macrophage has 1 sense
- macrophage(n = noun.body) - a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream; has particulars: histiocyte
is a kind of phagocyte, scavenger cell
OXFORD DICTIONARY
macrophage, n. a large phagocytic white blood cell usu. occurring at points of infection.
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