macrófago
See also: macrofago
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈkɾɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [mɐˈkɾɔ.fɐ.ɣu]
- Hyphenation: ma‧cró‧fa‧go
Noun
macrófago m (plural macrófagos)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English macrophage, equivalent to macro- + -fago.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkɾofaɡo/ [maˈkɾo.fa.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -ofaɡo
- Syllabification: ma‧cró‧fa‧go
Adjective
macrófago (feminine macrófaga, masculine plural macrófagos, feminine plural macrófagas)
Noun
macrófago m (plural macrófagos)
- (cytology, immunology) macrophage
- Hypernym: leucocito
Further reading
- “macrófago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024