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Noun: mononuclear phagocyte system
  1. A widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
    - MPS, system of macrophages

Derived forms: mononuclear phagocyte systems

Type of: system

Part of: RES, reticuloendothelial system

Encyclopedia: Mononuclear phagocyte system