macrófago

See also: macrofago

Portuguese

Etymology

From macro- +‎ -fago.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈkɾɔ.fa.ɡu/

• (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)

1. (cytology, immunology) macrophage

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)

1. macrophagous

Noun

macrófago m (plural macrófagos)

1. (cytology, immunology) macrophage

   Hypernym: leucocito

Further reading

• “macrófago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16