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Macrophase vs Macrophage - What's the difference?

macrophase | macrophage |

As nouns the difference between macrophase and macrophage

is that macrophase is a relatively large-scale part of a solid phase that has a different morphology than that of its surroundings 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.

macrophase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) A relatively large-scale part of a solid phase that has a different morphology than that of its surroundings
  • 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)