— macrophagic /mak'reuh faj"ik/ , adj.
/mak"reuh fayj'/ , n. Cell Biol.
a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
[ 1885-90; macrophagus. See MACRO-, -PHAGE ]