myelinophage

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noun

A necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia.

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Meanings

nounmyelinophage (plural myelinophages)

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

Origin

From myelin + -o- + -phage.

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myelinophage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinophage

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“myelinophage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinophage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myelinophage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinophage.

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