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Lymphocytes vs Macrophage - What's the difference?

lymphocytes | macrophage |

As nouns the difference between lymphocytes and macrophage

is that lymphocytes is plural of lymphocyte while macrophage is a white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

lymphocytes

English

Noun

(head)
    • ----

    macrophage

    English

    (wikipedia macrophage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

    • Derived terms

    * granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor

    See also

    * (immune system)