Term Name: tissue-resident macrophage
Synonyms: fixed macrophage, resting histiocyte
Definition: A macrophage constitutively resident in a particular tissue under non-inflammatory conditions, and capable of phagocytosing a variety of extracellular particulate material, including immune complexes, microorganisms, and dead cells.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000864]

Relationships
is part of: tissue
is a type of: macrophage
has subtype: adipose macrophage alveolar macrophage bone marrow macrophage central nervous system macrophage kidney resident macrophage Kupffer cell melanophage mesangial phagocyte peritoneal macrophage pleural macrophage secondary lymphoid organ macrophage thymic macrophage