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MPS

MPS

2 9.5
A group of large cells from bone marrow that fight infection by eating harmful things in the body
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema de macrófagos
  • In Study 1, 215 subjects completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) and control measures.
  • administering the MPS
  • MPS measures

Examples

  • The most common inventory used to measure perfectionism is the Multiple Perfectionism Scale (MPS).

    Academic text (2005)

  • Hewitt and Flett (1991b) administered the MPS and the SCL-90-R to a sample of college students.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Participants were administered the MPS one week prior to the study.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The questionnaires included the MPS, the Life Experiences Survey, and the Beck Depression Inventory.

    Academic text (1995)

  • At present, the MPS (Hewitt & Flett, 1991b) has been related to symptoms of depression in various studies.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The MPS plays a crucial role in the body's immune defense by removing pathogens.

  • Researchers are studying how the MPS can be manipulated to improve phagocytosis in patients.

  • A dysfunction in the MPS can lead to increased susceptibility to infections.

Synonyms

mononuclear phagocyte system
vsMPS
  • Specialized
8.0

A group of cells in the body that eat germs and dead cells to protect it

has identical meaning but appears as an abbreviation in scientific usage
system of macrophages
vsMPS
  • Specialized
5.8

A group of cells in the body that eat germs and help fight infection

focuses more on phagocytosis and removal of cellular debris

Surface Forms

MPS singular
MPSs plural

Etymology

MPS stands for mononuclear phagocyte system, a name made from parts that mean 'one' as in mono-, 'center' as in nuclear, and 'to eat' as in phagocyte. So MPS names the body's system of single-nucleus cells that 'eat' germs and help fight infection.