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MICROPHAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("microphage" is a kind of...):
neutrophil; neutrophile (the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes)
Domain category:
bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)
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