mi·cro·phage

(mī′krə-fāj′)

A small phagocyte.

mi′cro·phag′ic adj.

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microphage

(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfeɪdʒ)

(Physiology) a polymorphonuclear leucocyte

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mi•cro•phage

(ˈmaɪ krəˌfeɪdʒ)

n.

a small phagocyte, present in blood and lymph, that migrates to tissues in the inflammatory immune response.

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Noun

microphage - a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)

bacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

neutrophil, neutrophile - the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes

Translations

mi·cro·phage

n. micrófago. V.: phagocyte

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