Definition of mononuclear phagocyte system
: a system of cells comprising all free and fixed phagocytes and especially macrophages together with their ancestral cells including monocytes and their precursors in the bone marrow — compare reticuloendothelial system
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“Mononuclear phagocyte system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mononuclear%20phagocyte%20system. Accessed 10 May. 2021.
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The first known use of mononuclear phagocyte system was in 1983
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