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dust cell

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Main Entry: dust cell
Pronunciation: 'd&st-"
Function: noun
: a pulmonary macrophage that takes up and eliminates foreign particles introduced into thelung alveoli with inspired air
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dust cell n.
See alveolar macrophage.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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