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 |
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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 |
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Parts | mononuclear phagocyte system, MPS, system of macrophages | A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow |
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Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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