Usually means: Immune cells that engulf pathogens.
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  1. macrophages: Merriam-Webster
  2. macrophages: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. Macrophages, macrophage's, macrophages: Wordnik
  5. macrophages: Wiktionary
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  1. macrophages: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Macrophages: Merck Manuals
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  1. macrophages: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (macrophage)

noun:  (immunology, cytology) 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.
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