See Also: scavenger cell(medicine)
scavenger(1)(dictionary)
scavenger(2)(dictionary)
scavenger(medicine)
Red blood Cell (erythrocyte, red cell, red corpuscle)(health)
Erythrocyte (red blood cell, red cell, red corpuscle)(health)
T-cell-rich, B-cell lymphoma(medicine)
I-cell(medicine)
K cell(medicine)
air cell(medicine)

heteronomy (iou) and scavenger cell (medicine)


heteronomy (iou)



heteronomy noun. L18.
[formed as HETERONOMOUS: see -Y3, -NOMY.]
Subjection to an external law or power. L18.
Presence of a different law or principle. E19.

scavenger cell (medicine)


scavenger cell


One of a diverse group of white blood cells with the capacity to engulf and destroy foreign material, dead tissues and cells.

See: Phagocytosis.