noun
- a small phagocytic cell, especially a neutrophil, that engulfs and destroys bacteria and other foreign particles
Usage: biology; immunology
Examples
- Microphages are the first line of defense against bacterial infections.
- The blood sample showed an increased number of microphages.
- Unlike macrophages, microphages are smaller and more numerous.
- Microphages quickly migrate to sites of infection.
- The immune response involves both microphages and macrophages working together.
- Researchers studied how microphages identify harmful bacteria.