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macrophage

mac·rop·hage

US/ˈmækɹɔʊː.feɪd͡ʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream

Origin

From macro- + -phage, both from Ancient Greek.

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