microphage

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈfeɪdʒ/
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Other forms: microphages

Definitions of microphage
  1. noun
    a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)
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    type of:
    neutrophil, neutrophile
    the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
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