mi·cro·phage (m  kr -f j )n. A small phagocyte. mi cro·phagic adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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