macrophage

n. 巨噬细胞 [化] 巨噬细胞

发音

US /ˈmækɹɔʊː.feɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

macrophages 复数 macrophages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

    巨噬细胞

    生物 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

phagocyte

下位词 1

histiocyte

词源

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

来源：wiktionary