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nouna large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood streamtype of:
Definition that contains macrophage
- mps a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- tumour necrosis factor a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
- histiocytosis a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
- system of macrophages a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- histiocyte a macrophage that is found in connective tissue
- lymphokine a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)
- tnf a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
- interleukin any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system
- mononuclear phagocyte system a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- tumor necrosis factor a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)