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Microphagocyte

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macrophagocytenounSynonym of macrophage.
microphagenoun(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
phygocytenounMisspelling of phagocyte. [(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.]
macrophagenoun(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.
monocytenoun(immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
endophagocytosisnounSynonym of phagocytosis.
phagocytenoun(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
leukomonocytenounSynonym of monocyte.
myelinophagenounA necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia.
microgliocytenoun(cytology) A gliocyte of microglia
fagositenounMisspelling of phagocyte. [(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.]
megaphagenounA large form of bacteriophage
melanophagenounA phagocyte that engulfs melanin
lysocytenounSynonym of lymphocyte.
microglianoun(biology) The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes
premonocytenounSynonym of promonocyte.
haemophagocytenounAlternative form of hemophagocyte. [A phagocyte that destroys blood cells]
microgliasnounMisspelling of microglia, which is already plural. [(biology) The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes]
virchow's cellnounA macrophage in Hansen's disease.
erythrophagenounA phage / phagocyte that ingests erythrocytes

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