Term: forebrain macrophage
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Name: forebrain
Synonyms: prosencephalon
Definition: The most anterior region the brain including both the telencephalon and diencephalon.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000109]
Name: macrophage
Synonyms: histiocyte
Definition: A mononuclear phagocyte present in variety of tissues, typically differentiated from monocytes, capable of phagocytosing a variety of extracellular particulate material, including immune complexes, microorganisms, and dead cells.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009141]