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macrophage

['mækrə(u)feidʒ] n

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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