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Macrophage vs Epitheloid - What's the difference?

macrophage | epitheloid |

As a noun macrophage

is (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.

As an adjective epitheloid is

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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)

    epitheloid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
    • (Webster 1913)