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noun
a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
a macrophage that is found in connective tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: macrophage
History
From histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”).
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