macrophage

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macrophage granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor macrophage colony-stimulating factor

Main Entry: mac·ro·phage
Pronunciation: mak-r-fj, -fäzh
Function: noun
: a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell -- see HISTIOCYTE, MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM
- mac·ro·phag·ic /mak-r-faj-ik/ adjective
[macrophage illustration]