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SCAVENGER CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
Synonyms:
phagocyte; scavenger cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scavenger cell" is a kind of...):
somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scavenger cell"):
macrophage (a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream)
fixed phagocyte (a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.)
free phagocyte (a phagocyte that circulates in the blood)
