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microphage /mi·cro·phage/ (mi´kro-fāj) a small phagocyte; an actively motile neutrophil capable of phagocytosis.
mi·cro·phage (mkr-fj)
n.
A small phagocytic white blood cell.

microphage
[mī′krəfāj]
Etymology: Gk, mikros + phagein, to eat
a neutrophil capable of ingesting small things, such as bacteria. Compare macrophage. microphagic, adj.

microphage [mi´kro-fāj]
a small phagocyte; an actively motile neutrophil capable of phagocytosis.

microphage
a small phagocyte; an actively motile neutrophilic leukocyte capable of phagocytosis.


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