n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-kr ə - ˌ f ā j
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1890
: a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell ― called also histiocyte
– mac · ro · phag · ic \ ˌ ma-kr ə - ' fa-jik \ adjective