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mac•ro•phage
(mak′rə fāj′),USA pronunciation n. [Cell Biol.]
mac•ro•phag•ic
(mak′rə faj′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
- Neo-Latin macrophagus. See macro-, -phage
- 1885–90;
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