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mononuclear phagocyte system
noun
Definition of MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM
: a system of cells comprising all free and fixed phagocytes together with their ancestral cells including monocytes and their precursors in the bone marrow —called also reticuloendothelial system
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First Known Use of MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM
1983
Medical Dictionary
mononuclear phagocyte system
noun
Medical Definition of MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM
: a system of cells comprising all free and fixed phagocytes and especially macrophages together with their ancestral cells including monocytes and their precursors in the bone marrow—compare reticuloendothelial system
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