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Look up: macrophage


  1. macrophage
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mak′rō-fāj Definitions: 1. Any mononuclear, actively phagocytic cell arising from monocytic stem cells in the bone marrow; these cells are widely distributed in the body and vary in morphology and motility, although most are large, long-lived cells with near...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=52197

  2. Macrophage
    A large phagocytic cell found in connective tissues, especially in areas of inflammation; includes wandering cells in the blood and lymph and histocytes in the reticuloendothelial system.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. macrophage
    [n] - a large phagocyte
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=macrophage

  4. Macrophage
    A large phagocyte found in many organs and tissues which moves between cells and use the scavenger properties to collect and remove foreign bodies.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474

  5. macrophage
    Large (10-20 µm diameter) amoeboid and phagocytic cell found in many tissues, especially in areas of inflammation, derived from blood monocytes and playing an important role in host defense mechanisms.
    Found op http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacglossary/glossarym.html

  6. Macrophage
    This is a mature form of what is released from the marrow as a monocyte.
    Found op http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGloss2.txt

  7. Macrophage
    Macrophage: A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders such as infectious microorganisms. Blood monocytes migrate into the tissues of the body and there differentiate (evolve) into macrophages. Macrophages he...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4238

  8. macrophage
    Relatively long-lived phagocytic cell of mammalian tissues, derived from blood monocyte. Macrophages from different sites have distinctly different properties. Main types are peritoneal and alveolar macrophages, tissue macrophages (histiocytes), Kuppfer cells of the liver, and osteoclasts. In respon...
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  9. macrophage
    Relatively long lived phagocytic cell of mammalian tissues, derived from blood monocyte. Macrophages from different sites have distinctly different properties. Main types are peritoneal and alveolar macrophages, tissue macrophages (histiocytes), Kupffer cells of the liver and osteoclasts. In respons...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?macrophage

  10. macrophage
    noun a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=macrophage

  11. macrophage
    (mak´ro-fāj″) any of the large, mononuclear, highly phagocytic cells derived from monocytes, occurring in the walls of blood vessels (adventitial cells) and in loose connective tissue (histiocytes, phagocytic reticular cells). They are components of the reticuloendothelial system. Macrop...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001



  1. macrophage
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    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/6

  2. macrophage
    macrophagous, macrophage, macrophagic, macrophagy Feeding on relatively large food particles or prey.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1234/7

  3. Macrophage
    A large phagocytic cell of the mononuclear series found within tissues. Properties include phagocytosis, and antigen presentation to T cells.
    Found op http://www.microbiologybytes.com/iandi/ImmGloss.html

  4. Macrophage
    Macrophages (big eaters, from makros "large" + phagein "eat"; abbr. MΦ) are cells produced by the differentiation of monocytes in tissues. Human macrophages are about {convert|21|um} in diameter. Monocytes and macrophages are phagocytes. Macrophages function in both non-specific defense (innate im...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage

  5. macrophage
    Type of white blood cell, or leucocyte, found in all vertebrate animals. Macrophages specialize in the removal of bacteria and other micro-organisms, or of cell debris after injury. Like phagocytes, they engulf foreign matter, but they are larger than phagocytes and have a longer lifespan. They are ...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008059.html

  6. MACROPHAGE
    A specialized white blood cell of central importance to the body; it ingests cellular debris and foreign material, destroys ingested microorganisms, processes ingested antigens as an initial step in the induction of a specific immune response, and synthesizes a number of important enzymes, coagulati...
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=M

  7. macrophage
    (mak;ruo-faj) A wandering phagocytic cell.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  8. macrophage
    (mak;ruo-faj) A wandering phagocytic cell.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  9. macrophage
    A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=M

  10. Macrophage
    [ecology] The terms "macrophage" and "microphage" are used in ecology to describe heterotrophs that consume food in two different ways. Both macrophages and microphages "ingest solid food and may process it through some sort of alimentary canal." However, a macrophage "handles food items sin...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage_(ecology)

  11. macrophage
    1) Destroy bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances 2) Phagocyte 3) Scavenger cell
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/macrophage/1

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