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macrophage
['mækrə(u)feidʒ]
n
med.
A type of white blood cell that fights infection by ingesting foreign substances, such as microorganisms and dead cells. Macrophages also act as antigen-presenting cells to stimulate other immune cells to fight infection.
see also
antigen-presenting cell
,
white blood cell
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