| NOUN | body | reticuloendothelial system, RES | a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells |
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| Meaning | A widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells. | |
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| Synonym | RES | |
| Part of | immune system | A system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign / foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response |
| Parts | mononuclear phagocyte system, MPS, system of macrophages | A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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