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myelinophage

myelinophage noun: a necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia.

Noun

myelinophage (plural myelinophages)

  1. A necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia.
    • The progressive loss of myelin is not accompanied by large numbers of myelinophages, and Wallerian degeneration is minimal.2013, K. V. F. Jubb, Pathology of Domestic Animals, page 374

Forms of myelinophage

pluralmyelinophages

Origin of myelinophage

From myelin + -o- + -phage.

Questions about myelinophage

What does myelinophage mean?
Myelinophage means a necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia.
What part of speech is myelinophage?
Myelinophage is a noun.
What is the plural of myelinophage?
The plural of myelinophage is myelinophages.

Words near myelinophage in the dictionary

  1. myelinolysis
  2. myelinolytic
  3. myelinopathic
  4. myelinopathies
  5. myelinopathy
  6. myelinophage
  7. myelinophages
  8. myelinophagia
  9. myelinophagy
  10. myelinotoxic
  11. myelinotoxicity

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