macrophage

Noun
  1. A large phagocyte;
    Some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream (synset 105458316)
    is a type of: phagocyte, scavenger cell - a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
    subtypes: histiocyte - a macrophage that is found in connective tissue

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