foam cell

noun

A type of macrophage that has become engorged with lipid material, particularly cholesterol.

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Meanings

nounfoam cell (plural foam cells)

plural foam cells

  1. biologyA type of macrophage that has become engorged with lipid material, particularly cholesterol.
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