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Meaning of "macrophage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MACROPHAGE

macrophage  [ˈmækrəʊˌfeɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACROPHAGE

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conjunction
determiner
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Macrophage is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MACROPHAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

macrophage

Macrophage

Macrophages, sometimes called macrophagocytes, are cells produced by the differentiation of monocytes in tissues. Macrophages were discovered by Ilya Mechnikov, a Russian bacteriologist, in 1884. Human macrophages are about 21 micrometres in diameter. Monocytes and macrophages are phagocytes. Macrophages function in both non-specific defense as well as help initiate specific defense mechanisms of vertebrate animals. Macrophages have the unique ability to metabolize one amino acid, arginine, to either a "killer" molecule or a "repair" molecule. Macrophages predominantly expressing the killer phenotype are called M1 macrophages, whereas those involved in tissue repair are called M2 macrophages. Their role is to phagocytose, or engulf and then digest, cellular debris and pathogens, either as stationary or as mobile cells. They also stimulate lymphocytes and other immune cells to respond to pathogens. They are specialized phagocytic cells that attack foreign substances, infectious microbes and cancer cells through destruction and ingestion. They are present in all living tissues, and have a function in regeneration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACROPHAGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
bacteriophage
bækˈtɪərɪəˌfeɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
coliphage
ˈkɒlɪˌfeɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
microphage
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfeɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
ostreophage
ˈɒstrɪəˌfeɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
phage
feɪdʒ
prophage
ˈprəʊfeɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
xylophage
ˈzaɪləʊˌfeɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACROPHAGE

macromolecule
macron
macronuclear
macronuclei
macronucleus
macronutrient
macrophagic
macrophagous
macrophotograph
macrophotography
macrophylum
macrophysics
macrophyte
macrophytic
macropinacoid
macropinakoid
macropod
macroprism
macropsia
macropterous

WORDS THAT END LIKE MACROPHAGE

achage
berthage
brain haemorrhage
Carthage
cerebral haemorrhage
cowhage
Gravenhage
haemorrhage
hemorrhage
repechage
roughage
weighage

Synonyms and antonyms of macrophage in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «macrophage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MACROPHAGE

Find out the translation of macrophage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of macrophage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «macrophage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巨噬细胞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

macrófagos
570 millions of speakers

English

macrophage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बृहतभक्षककोशिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلعم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

макрофагов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

macrófagos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ম্যাক্রোফেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

macrophages
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makrofaj
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Makrophagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マクロファージ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대 식세포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Macrophage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại thực bào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேக்ரோபேஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅक्रोफेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

makrofag
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macrofagi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

makrofagów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

макрофагів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

macrofage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακροφάγων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

makrofaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

makrofag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

makrofag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of macrophage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MACROPHAGE»

The term «macrophage» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MACROPHAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about macrophage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACROPHAGE»

Discover the use of macrophage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to macrophage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Macrophage as Therapeutic Target
with contributions by numerous experts
Siamon Gordon, 2003
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Beta2-adrenergic Receptor Modulation of Macrophage ...
Research has demonstrated that the complex interaction between the nervous system and the immune system plays a critical role in maintaining homeostasis.
Ellen Amanda Snyder, 2007
3
Macrophage Activation by Emulsan: Mechanism and Signaling ...
Emulsan, a biopolymer produced by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus , is composed of a fatty acid side chains and a hydrocarbon backbone.
Emilia Bora, 2006
4
Immunobiology of the Macrophage
Immunobiology of the Macrophage
David S. Nelson, 1976
5
The Role of DAP12 in Sepsis, Macrophage Activation and ...
In addition to the role of DAP12 in inhibiting macrophage activation, we found that DAP12 contributes to macrophage survival.
Isaiah Richard Turnbull, 2008
6
Understanding Adipokine Secretion and Adipocyte-macrophage ...
My work focused on understanding adipocyte function and regulation because of the importance to diabetes.
Linglin Xie, 2008
7
Flagellin is Critical for Legionella Motility and Macrophage ...
The causative agent of Legionnaires' disease is L. pneumophila, an intracellular pathogen that infects aquatic amoebae and alveolar macrophages.
Natalie Nicole Whitfield, 2009
8
Macrophage Regulation of Immunity
(2) Using induced or hybridoma made cells of the macrophage—like lines to see if we can produce clones with only one, or less than all, of the signal presenting attributes discussed above. (3) Screening hybridoma and other antisera which ...
Emil Unanue, 2012
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Macrophage Alternative Activation in Obesity and Metabolic ...
Together, these findings demonstrate coordinate metabolic and immunologic control of macrophage alternative activation and that macrophages resident in WAT and liver thus activated have beneficial roles in regulating nutrient homeostasis.
Justin Iver Odegaard, 2007
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Manipulations of Macrophage Activation Through Targeted ...
Key Words: Tumor-associated Macrophages, Interferon Regulatory Factor, NF-kappaB, Adenoviral Vector, Zymosan
Mengmeng Zhang, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACROPHAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term macrophage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uncovering the secrets of immune system invaders - Medical Xpress
When Mycobacterium avium invades a macrophage, the normal response of the macrophage is to send a signal - a call for help - for other cells ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
2
Adaptimmune Therapeutics (ADAP) Announces Publication of T …
Infusions were well-tolerated without clinically apparent cytokine release syndrome (CRS), or macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), despite ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
3
What Doctors Don't Know about Inflammation
... had detectable virus in their systems at 10 days, treated mice were virus-free, the result of enhanced macrophage and T-helper-cell activity. «ProHealth, Jul 15»
4
Peripheral blood cells from children with RASopathies show …
Higher spontaneous growth of both burst-forming units-erythroid (BFU-E) and CFU-granulocyte/macrophage (CFU-GM) colonies from ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
The mysterious death of a doctor who peddled autism 'cures' to …
But perhaps Bradstreet's most controversial treatment was something called Globulin component Macrophage Activating Factor, or GcMAF. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Towards host-directed therapies for tuberculosis
The diabetes drug metformin enhances macrophage autophagy by promoting phagolysosome fusion and increasing mitochondrial production ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Iron regulators join war on pathogens
IMAGE: Fluorescence microscopy picture of bone marrow-derived macrophages: red: macrophage marker/ blue: DNA /green: ferritin. «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
8
Cancer: A dendritic-cell brake on antitumour immunity
... ability to present antigens and thus impairs antitumour T-cell responses. Macrophage cells may also contribute to the ER stress response. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Autism: how unorthodox treatments can exploit the vulnerable …
One popular treatment is the immune system-modulating protein Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor, or Gc-MAF for the sake of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Canine mammary cancer cells direct macrophages toward an …
We show that cancer cells inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage activation. Further, we show that macrophage associated ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»

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