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macrophagic

macrophagic

1 8.3
Relating to large body cells that eat and digest germs and foreign material
  • adjective
  • /ˌmækroʊˈfeɪdʒɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : macrofágico
  • In the laboratory, macrophagic cells played a crucial role in engulfing bacteria.

Examples

  • The researchers studied samples that showed macrophagic activity during immune responses.

  • Macrophagic myofasciitis in children is a localized reaction to vaccination.

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  • There was no correlation between histological findings of macrophagic myofasciitis in biopsies and the clinical symptoms.

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  • Macrophagic myofasciitis is a novel "inflammatory myopathy" described after a variety of vaccinations, almost exclusively in adults.

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  • Muscle biopsies from 8 children (7 months to 6 years old) with histological features of macrophagic myofasciitis were reviewed and correlated with the clinical manifestations.

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  • The doctor explained how macrophagic functions are essential for the body's defense system.

Synonyms

phagocytic
vsmacrophagic
  • Specialized
9.9

A cell that can swallow and digest bacteria and small particles

is specific to large immune cells that engulf and digest foreign substances

Surface Forms

macrophagic positive

Morphology

macrophagic = macrophage (transparent) = macro + phage + ic

The adjective is a regular technical derivative of macrophage with -ic, so the meaning is straightforward if the base noun is known.

Etymology

Macrophagic comes from the Greek parts macro- meaning 'large' and -phagic from phagein meaning 'to eat'. It refers to the body's defence cells called macrophages that are 'big eaters' because they swallow and digest germs, so the name shows their role in infection.