Term: macrophage
Literally meaning: “big eater”
Origin: Anc Greek
μακρός/macros (=large)
+φάγος/phogos(=eater) > έφαγον/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "εσθίω"/esthio(eat, devour)
Coined/History
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Definition
Macrophage is a type of mononuclear leucocyte produced by the division of monocytes. Macrophages are part of body’s immune system characteised by their ability to engulf and then digest foreing particles as bacteria.
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