| Definition of 'mononuclear phagocyte system' |
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1. (noun) mononuclear phagocyte system, MPS, system of macrophages
a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
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| Definition of 'mononuclear phagocyte system' |
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1. mononuclear phagocyte system
Mononuclear cells with pronounced phagocytic ability that are distributed extensively in lymphoid and other organs. It includes MACROPHAGES and their precursors; PHAGOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS; HISTIOCYTES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and MICROGLIA. The term mononuclear phagocyte system has replaced the former reticuloendothelial system, which also included less active phagocytic cells such as fibroblasts and endothelial cells. (From Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 2d ed.)
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