Meaning & use
Microphages
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Small phagocytic white blood cells, especially neutrophils, that engulf and destroy small particles or microorganisms.
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Microphages rush to an infection site to consume invading bacteria.
Unlike larger macrophages, microphages are typically short-lived cells.
A note on using this word
The term microphage is largely historical, dating from early 20th-century immunology; modern texts usually just call these cells neutrophils.
Words with an opposite meaning
macrophages
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