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Hemophagocytosis
The term hemophagocytosis describes the pathologic finding of activated macrophages, engulfing erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and their precursor cells. (from Medscape: Hemophagocytic Syndromes and Infection) (NCI Thesaurus)
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