| NOUN | body | macrophage | a large phagocyte |
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| Sounds | mae'krowfey.jh | |
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| Rhymes | age ... wage: 25 rhymes with eyjh... | |
| Meaning | A large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream. | |
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| Narrower | histiocyte | A macrophage that is found in connective tissue |
| Broader | phagocyte, scavenger cell | A cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms |
| Spanish | macrófago | |
| Catalan | macròfag | |
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