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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A cell (such as a macrophage or neutrophil) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (such as microorganisms) and debris (such as dead tissue cells).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Immunologie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Cellule possédant la propriété d'englober et de détruire, en les digérant, diverses particules étrangères, en particulier des micro-organismes pathogènes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Inmunología
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Glóbulo blanco de la sangre de cierto tamaño que tiene la capacidad de englobar microbios, sustancias ajenas al cuerpo y células.

OBS

Leucocito que es capaz de llevar a cabo una fagocitosis. Son los monocitos, los leucocitos neutrófilos y los macrófagos.

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