"macrophage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: macrophages [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From macro- + -phage, both from Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|macro-|-phage}} macro- + -phage, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} macrophage (plural macrophages)
  1. (immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system. Wikipedia link: macrophage Categories (topical): Cytology, Immunology Derived forms: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor Related terms: macrophagous, macrophagy Translations (type of white blood cell): بَالِعَة (bāliʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), مَاكْرُوفَاج (mākrūfāj) [feminine] (Arabic), macròfag [masculine] (Catalan), 巨噬細胞 (Chinese Mandarin), 巨噬细胞 (jùshìxìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), makrofág [masculine] (Czech), macrofaag [masculine] (Dutch), makrofagi (Finnish), macrophage [masculine] (French), macrófago [masculine] (Galician), Makrophage [masculine] (German), Fresszelle [feminine] (German), makrofág (Hungarian), nagy falósejt (Hungarian), gleypifruma [feminine] (Icelandic), stóræta [feminine] (Icelandic), stórátfruma [feminine] (Icelandic), macrofago [masculine] (Italian), マクロファージ (makurofāji) (Japanese), hellûşênera gewre [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ماکروفاژ (mâkrofâž) (Persian), ریزهخوار (rize-xwâr) (Persian), macrófago (Portuguese), макрофа́г (makrofág) [masculine] (Russian), macrófago [masculine] (Spanish), makrofag (Swedish)

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