RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM


Meaning of RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM in English

a system that helps the body fight infection and eliminate cellular debris by the action of phagocytic cells (e.g., macrophages), Kupffer cells in the liver and reticular cells of the spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes.

AIDS English Glossary.      Английский словарь СПИДа.