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... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immunity > innate immunity > innate immune cell > sentinel cell > macrophage
... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immune cell > innate immune cell > sentinel cell > macrophage
... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immunity > innate immunity > innate immune cell > phagocyte > macrophage
... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immune cell > innate immune cell > phagocyte > macrophage
... > immuno-inflammatory cascade > immune response > immunity > adaptative immunity > adaptative immunity function > antigen presentation > antigen-presenting cell > macrophage

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macrophage  

Definition

  • Macrophages (abbreviated as Mφ, MΦ or MP) (Greek: large eaters, from Greek μακρός (makrós) = large, φαγεῖν (phagein) = to eat) are a type of white blood cell of the immune system that engulfs and digests cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, cancer cells, and anything else that does not have the type of proteins specific to healthy body cells on its surface in a process called phagocytosis. (Wikipedia)

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  • Patricia Fener

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