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siderophore
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siderophore /sid·ero·phore/ (sid´er-o-for″) a macrophage containing hemosiderin.
sid·er·o·phore (sdr--fôr)
n.
A large, extravasated, mononuclear phagocyte containing a granule of hemosiderin. Also called siderophage.
siderophore [sid´er-o-for]
a macrophage containing hemosiderin.
siderophore
a macrophage containing hemosiderin.
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