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: a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell
— compare histiocyte
— mac·ro·phag·ic
\ˌma-krə-ˈfa-jik\
adjective
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