phagocyte : Idioms & Phrases
fixed phagocyte
-
noun a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.
WordNet
free phagocyte
-
noun a phagocyte that circulates in the blood
WordNet
mononuclear phagocyte system
-
noun a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
MPS; system of macrophages.
