MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mononuclear phagocyte system mean? 

• MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow

  Familiarity information: MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM (noun)

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Meaning:

A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mononuclear phagocyte system; MPS; system of macrophages

Hypernyms ("mononuclear phagocyte system" is a kind of...):

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Holonyms ("mononuclear phagocyte system" is a part of...):

RES; reticuloendothelial system (a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells)